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Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 +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
28.9° 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 12AM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Evening (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | |
180 | 180 | 171 | 256 | 388 | 398 | 418 | 372 | 411 | 367 | 358 | 322 | 314 | 314 | 260 | 278 | 334 | 330 | 326 | 397 | 409 | 344 | 334 | 338 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:45PM1.47m | 5:49AM1.64m | 6:25PM1.45m | 6:23AM1.62m | 7:04PM1.43m | 6:58AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40PM0.37m | 12:15PM0.20m | 00:16AM0.40m | 12:52PM0.19m | 00:53AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 109 | 104 | 59 | 101 | 116 | 142 | 146 | 128 | 131 | 131 | 105 | 103 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 334 | 330 | 326 | 397 | 409 | 344 | 334 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSE 9 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | NW 11 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 180 | 180 | 33 | 256 | 388 | 388 | 248 | 223 | 280 | 280 | 276 | 312 | 305 | 261 | 252 | 278 | 5 | 2 | 91 | 85 | 87 | 92 | 92 | 253 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 171 | 58 | 73 | 73 | 58 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 32 | 22 | — | 338 | 398 | 418 | 372 | 411 | 367 | 358 | 322 | 314 | 314 | 260 | 253 | 88 | 88 | 270 | 277 | 260 | 284 | 291 | 338 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
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