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Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 +12Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Desperations surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Desperations sea temperature is
29.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Desperations today?
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 5PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 606 | 597 | 581 | 471 | 479 | 486 | 479 | 479 | 486 | 563 | 620 | 647 | 636 | 601 | 551 | 443 | 429 | 341 | 313 | 247 | 313 | 265 | 218 | 312 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
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Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
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