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Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 22 May 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
28.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Desperations today?
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 8AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Desperations. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
146 | 111 | 104 | 78 | 78 | 92 | 90 | 79 | 103 | 221 | 380 | 430 | 416 | 403 | 383 | 278 | 202 | 168 | 140 | 148 | 144 | 186 | 183 | 170 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:55PM1.48m | 11:55AM1.48m | 00:57AM1.49m | 1:03PM1.43m | 1:53AM1.52m | 2:07PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49AM0.50m | 6:22PM0.24m | 7:00AM0.50m | 7:21PM0.31m | 8:05AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 146 | 111 | 104 | 78 | 78 | 92 | 90 | 54 | 47 | 221 | 380 | 430 | 416 | 403 | 383 | 278 | 202 | 168 | 140 | 137 | 112 | 106 | 114 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SE 10 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 36 | 20 | 66 | 45 | 43 | 31 | 79 | 37 | 103 | 65 | 67 | 33 | 67 | 55 | 41 | 61 | 45 | 42 | 51 | 148 | 144 | 186 | 183 | 170 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SE 10 | SW 17 | — | SE 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 35 | 86 | 32 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 79 | 37 | 76 | — | 26 | 67 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 65 | 97 | 92 | 45 | 55 | 29 | 55 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NW 8 | N 3 | NW 7 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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