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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.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
16
Poor
1.2m
@14s
13km/h
Tue
31
30
Poor
0.9m
@17s
12km/h
Wed
1
30
Poor
0.9m
@16s
13km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.2m
SSW(198°)
Score: 2/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 6/25
Wind
13km/h
SE(131°)
Score: 14/25
Weather
29°C
0.0mm52%
Windswell Component
0.2mSE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.4mSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 5 km/h ESE|PM: 15 km/h SE
5 km/h vs 15 km/h afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:42 am
Low tide - -0.15m
9:10 am
High tide - 0.91m
2:40 pm
Low tide - 0.22m
8:20 pm
High tide - 1.16m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

16
Poor
Components
Swell Direction12/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind14/25
Raw Score34/100
Adjustments
Wind History-4
⚠️ Weak Component-5
📉 Undersized Swell-9
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score16/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score16

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

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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