Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 +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
28.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Desperations today?

The current surf forecast for Desperations at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (18 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (18 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)131212121214131313131312121212121211111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)351268255222203501440362299295257190184144125939049473030291616
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
N
5
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:00AM
1.39
5:00PM
1.59
5:39AM
1.40
5:33PM
1.59
6:17AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:53PM
0.29
10:50AM
0.44
11:29PM
0.25
11:27AM
0.46
12:05AM
0.22
12:03PM
0.47
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise---5:26-------5:26-------5:26----
Sunset-------6:24-------6:25-------6:25
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
2------11---11---------1
Temp. °C262626262627272727262525262627272726262626262727
Feels °C (?)292927272728282929282727292831303029303030292928
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