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Desperations surfForecast / Mamanucas / Fiji
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 15 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 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Desperations today?
The current surf forecast for Desperations at 2AM is: 1.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
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 Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | |
922 | 885 | 768 | 1488 | 1309 | 1134 | 904 | 892 | 768 | 706 | 551 | 486 | 594 | 727 | 744 | 760 | 705 | 612 | 599 | 515 | 184 | 140 | 370 | 362 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:07PM1.54m | 5:16AM1.81m | 5:59PM1.57m | 6:03AM1.84m | 6:53PM1.58m | 6:53AM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.28m | 11:47AM0.03m | 11:51PM0.27m | 12:37PM-0.04m | 00:42AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
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Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 377 | 885 | 768 | 1488 | 1309 | 1134 | 904 | 892 | 768 | 706 | 551 | 199 | 213 | 266 | 277 | 277 | 287 | 227 | 207 | 188 | 184 | 140 | 134 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 922 | 245 | 419 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 121 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 443 | 325 | 325 | 261 | 261 | 175 | 161 | 154 | 114 | 114 | 98 | 98 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 15 | S 18 | — | — | S 9 | S 15 | — | ESE 11 | S 13 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 22 | SW 22 | S 18 | SW 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 24 | 42 | 24 | — | — | 15 | 17 | — | 11 | 13 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 193 | 207 | 183 | 164 | 131 | 121 | 318 | 125 | 159 | 181 | 208 | 486 | 594 | 727 | 744 | 760 | 705 | 612 | 599 | 515 | — | — | 370 | 362 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1183 | 1217 | 1217 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1292 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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