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Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 +12
Forecast 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
29.2° 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 3AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)121277713131314121212121212121111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)484665495144434549387577729443908582797876755149
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
1.19
3:19PM
1.43
4:16AM
1.23
4:04PM
1.47
5:00AM
1.27
4:46PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15PM
0.44
9:04AM
0.62
10:03PM
0.38
9:54AM
0.60
10:46PM
0.31
10:39AM
0.56
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---5:47-------5:47-------5:48----
Sunset-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52
thunderstorm
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clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
12--1111124333323211---1
Temp. °C272626272727282828272727272727272727282828282828
Feels °C (?)303030302727292929282828282727282828292930303030
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