Desert Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.80° N 9.85° W

Desert Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Desert Point sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.8° 

Desert Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Desert Point today (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Desert Point at 2AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Desert Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
11
1.5
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
0.9
NW
15
1
NW
15
1.1
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
662
638
540
483
418
345
299
370
410
520
565
518
503
488
488
424
374
369
363
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
0
NW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
0
ESE
0
SSE
5
E
5
E
5
N
10
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
0
ESE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:58PM1.77m
10:19AM1.99m
11:03PM1.93m
11:14AM2.17m
Low Tide
3:37PM1.02m
3:53AM1.07m
4:49PM0.88m
4:59AM0.92m
5:36PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
21
22
21
21
20
Feels °C
19
19
21
20
19
20
20
21
19
20
21
21
20
19
21
21
20
20
21
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