Desperations 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.82° S 177.13° E

Issued: 11 am 15 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 2PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Evening (15 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri morning).
	Wed 15					Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	3	4	4	2	2	1	1	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SW 19	SW 20	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 17	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	173	268	275	274	202	464	429	458	470	482	384	388	436	465	644	815	717	587	516	540	595	602	602	521
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	6:26AM1.84m				7:21PM1.62m				7:19AM1.82m				8:12PM1.64m				8:11AM1.76m					9:02PM1.64m
Low Tide			1:01PM-0.08m				1:11AM0.28m				1:50PM-0.06m				2:05AM0.29m				2:38PM0.01m				2:58AM0.32m


	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41
	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	24	24	23	21	21	21	21	21	24	24	23	22	21	21	21	21	24	25	23	22	22	22	22
Feels °C	17	18	17	17	17	18	17	18	17	21	21	18	18	18	20	20	20	23	22	18	19	19	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SW 19	SW 20	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 17	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	158	116	113	66	67	183	166	161	151	140	384	388	436	465	644	815	717	587	516	516	595	602	602	521
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 15	NW 15	NW 14	NW 14	NW 15	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 19	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SW 12	NW 13	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	34	33	33	54	54	68	44	69	73	248	87	84	75	73	135	135	142	47	28	162	126	123	135	100
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SW 23	SW 23	SSW 22	SSW 21	SW 21	SW 21	NW 14	SW 20	SW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	SW 12	NW 14	SW 12	NW 13	SE 21	NW 13	SSE 19	SE 18	SE 18	SE 17
kJ	12	21	21	45	44	115	113	33	100	89	32	32	32	31	73	29	47	28	17	28	36	87	111	148
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	173	268	275	274	202	464	429	458	470	482	154	201	158	158	445	418	479	145	180	540	498	527	497	390
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	1228	1228	1292	1258	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	1242	8	8	8	0	0	5	8	19	8	8	8	8
Best forecast wave conditions in Mamanucas					Restaurants	Restaurants	Restaurants	Restaurants	Restaurants	Restaurants	Restaurants		Restaurants	Restaurants	Restaurants	Cloudbreak	Cloudbreak	Cloudbreak	Restaurants		Restaurants	Restaurants	Restaurants	Restaurants
Rating (10 max)					2	3	3	3	3	3	2		3	3	3	4	4	3	3		3	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji					Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas		Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)					2	3	3	3	3	3	2		3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5

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