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Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 +12
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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
29.2° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Desperations today?

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 6PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1
SSE
0.4
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)12121212125138812888888888814888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)103745857565762614354781031028282831588116685134927371
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
W
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
E
10
NNE
5
SSW
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglassoncrosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
off		offglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:07AM
1.50
11:16PM
1.35
11:58AM
1.46
12:17AM
1.26
12:49PM
1.43
1:23AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:15PM
0.49
5:26AM
0.40
6:16PM
0.51
6:17AM
0.50
7:19PM
0.51
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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Sunset---6:52-------6:52-------6:52----
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Rain (mm)
231221--1-23211---152--1
Temp. °C272728282727262627272828282726262727282726272726
Feels °C (?)292930292829282930303232322927283031322928303130
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