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Desert Point

Lombok, Indonesia
⚠️Shallow🪸Sharp reef🦈Sharks👥Crowded🏝️Remote

Desert Point is one of the longest, most perfect barrel rides on Earth—and one of the most fickle. When SW swells combine with low tide and offshore winds, this Lombok left produces 300-meter tubes with individual barrels lasting 20+ seconds. But it's a demanding wave: the reef is razor-sharp, the timing must be precise (high tide = flat), and getting it perfect is rare. When it turns on, Desert Point delivers the stuff of dreams—mechanical perfection over shallow coral, far from the Bali crowds.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
23
Poor
1.7m
@13s
13km/h
Mon
22
20
Poor
1.4m
@14s
13km/h
Tue
23
44
Poor
1.4m
@15s
17km/h
Wed
24
44
Poor
1.3m
@15s
22km/h
Thu
25
5
Poor
1.2m
@15s
23km/h
Fri
26
0
Poor
1.2m
@14s
26km/h
Sat
27
30
Poor
1.1m
@17s
21km/h
Sun
28
62
Fair
2.1m
@17s
25km/h
Mon
29
40
Poor
2.7m
@16s
27km/h
Tue
30
30
Poor
2.2m
@15s
20km/h

Today's Conditions

Find Flights
Groomed
Clean faces from offshore winds
Swell
1.7m
SSE(157°)
Score: 5/25
Period
13s
Medium period swell
Score: 4/25
Wind
13km/h
ESE(114°)
Score: 22/25
Weather
29°C
0.2mm26%
Windswell Component
0.2mESE@1s
Secondary Swell
0.9mSSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 15 km/h E|PM: 14 km/h SE
Similar wind — morning has better tide for this spot
Low tide at 8am (0.2m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:12 am
High tide - 0.87m
8:00 am
Low tide - 0.23m
1:50 pm
High tide - 1.00m
8:35 pm
Low tide - -0.09m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

23
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size5/25
Swell Period4/25
Wind22/25
Raw Score31/100
Adjustments
Wind History+6
🌊 Tide+5
⚠️ Weak Component-10
📉 Undersized Swell-9
🚫 Undersized Capmax 64
Adjusted Score23/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score23
✨ Groomed🌊 Optimal tide window👥 Semester Break
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (220°)
Direction range
200° - 250°
Size range
1.8m - 4.5m
Ideal size
3.8m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
18s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (90°)
Offshore range
60° - 135°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low
Optimal range
0.2m - 1m
Danger below
0m
Danger above
1.2m

Water temp

27°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

10/10

Crowd level

7/10

👥 Semester Break (Jun 20Jul 12) — expect extra crowds

Access: Fast boat from Bali or drive through Lombok.

Best Season

Peak: May-Oct

Dry season. Very fickle - needs big SW swell AND low tide. Dead flat at high tide.

Getting There

Airport
DPS
Drive time
240 min
Data quality
verified

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