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Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 28 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Desperations today?

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 11PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)--
Afternoon (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121111161616161615151414148871313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45238031726018314012412412412412191858282818180774744676767
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
0
N
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		glasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscrosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:02AM
1.32
3:05PM
1.63
4:07AM
1.39
4:05PM
1.70
5:03AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
0.27
8:46AM
0.49
9:48PM
0.17
9:51AM
0.44
10:44PM
0.08
10:49AM
0.38
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise-----5:56-------5:56-------5:56--
Sunset-6:52-------6:52-------6:52------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111132--1212331--122----
Temp. °C282828282828282928282827272728282929282827272728
Feels °C (?)262626262627272928303029303133323231303232313132
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