Desperations 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.82° S 177.13° E

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Desperations sea temperature is

25.6° C

Desperations surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Desperations today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 7PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	18s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s
Evening (13 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s

Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	644	1094	969	969	778	649	592	584	443	431	362	316	250	271	163	169	201	244	244	288	492	300	300	250
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				5:36PM1.52m				5:33AM1.82m					6:29PM1.58m				6:26AM1.84m				7:21PM1.62m
Low Tide		11:17AM0.00m				11:22PM0.34m					12:10PM-0.06m				00:17AM0.30m				1:01PM-0.08m				1:11AM0.28m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41
	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	24	23	23	22	21	21	22	22	24	24	23	22	21	21	22	22	24	24	23	22	21	21	21
Feels °C	19	23	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	19	19	21	19	19	18	19	18	19	18	18	18	18	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	275	1094	969	969	778	649	592	584	443	431	362	316	124	105	163	163	161	116	98	66	212	153	122	98
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	S 11	NW 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	NW 12	NW 12	S 10	NW 16	S 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 9	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	NW 14	NW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	644	114	24	100	98	98	73	24	25	49	40	47	250	239	16	35	34	33	33	33	67	68	68	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	—	—	NW 16	—	NW 16	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SW 24	SW 23	SW 23	SSW 22	NW 15	SW 21	SW 21	NW 14
kJ	173	25	39	23	23	23	23	—	—	39	—	38	46	34	23	12	22	21	21	45	33	115	113	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	SSE 5	SSE 11	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	13	29	337	53	48	42	37	223	218	73	146	175	201	271	102	169	201	244	244	288	492	300	300	250
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Motels Tongatapu	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Maria Reef left New-Caledonia	Maria Reef left New-Caledonia	Maria Reef left New-Caledonia	Maria Reef left New-Caledonia	Maria Reef left New-Caledonia	Shipwrecks New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Maria Reef left New-Caledonia	Anson Bay Norfolk Island	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	4	2	3	2	3	2
Distance (km)	8	8	868	1998	1258	1258	1258	1258	1258	1273	1292	8	8	8	8	19	19	1258	1558	19	8	8	6	8
Best forecast wave conditions in Mamanucas	Restaurants	Restaurants										Restaurants	Restaurants	Restaurants	Restaurants						Restaurants	Restaurants	Cloudbreak	Restaurants
Rating (10 max)	3	3										2	2	2	2						3	2	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas										Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu			Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)	3	3										2	2	2	2	1	2			2	3	2	3	2
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Antiques Maldives	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shingles New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Desperations surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Desperations 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Desperations today (13 Jul):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

How Our WaveFinder Tool Makes Forecasting Easier Than Ever Before

The Five Best Forecasts For International Surfing Day 2026

Best Surf Travel Deals & Discounts For 2026 To Help Make Surf Travel Cheaper

Let Our Surf Alerts Do All Your Forecast Heavy Lifting

Talking To Maddie Meddings on New Film Undercurrents. (And Then Watch It!)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website