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Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 +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
28.6° 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 12AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 220 | 272 | 208 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 170 | 122 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 65 | 49 | 42 | 46 | 101 | 87 | 171 | 98 | 123 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:43PM 1.48 | 2:05AM 1.28 | 2:30PM 1.49 | 3:02AM 1.27 | 3:12PM 1.50 | 3:53AM 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:05PM 0.49 | 8:04AM 0.48 | 8:59PM 0.44 | 8:53AM 0.52 | 9:46PM 0.38 | 9:38AM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 62 | 46 |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
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