- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 21 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
28.4° 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 10AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
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 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
85 | 62 | 89 | 32 | 64 | 63 | 123 | 43 | 41 | 47 | 79 | 164 | 152 | 146 | 146 | 111 | 104 | 78 | 78 | 94 | 90 | 78 | 63 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:42AM1.65m | 10:51PM1.48m | 10:47AM1.56m | 11:55PM1.48m | 11:55AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.43m | 4:19PM0.09m | 4:39AM0.48m | 5:20PM0.17m | 5:49AM0.50m | 6:22PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | |  | | |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 56 | 62 | 61 | 29 | 18 | 20 | 68 | 43 | 41 | 29 | 79 | 164 | 152 | 146 | 146 | 111 | 104 | 78 | 78 | 94 | 90 | 48 | 52 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 7 | SSW 20 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 47 | 14 | 40 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 20 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 31 | 79 | 40 | 63 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 86 | 32 | 31 | 7 | 18 | 78 | 40 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 85 | 53 | 89 | 32 | 64 | 63 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 82 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Mamanucas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Desperations surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest