Surf Forecasts:
Ilha Deserta surf forecast from 4 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 11 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, ESE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 11 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, ESE swell with 804 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 10 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ilha Deserta this week:
The surf forecast for Ilha Deserta over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 10) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.4m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 2.0m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ilha Deserta in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 11) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 13s period and expected on Friday (Jun 05) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Wed 10th Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Thu 11th Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Thu 11th Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ilha Deserta over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 20 | NW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 218 | 243 | 804 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 5:35AM2.79m | 5:50PM3.01m | 6:16AM2.72m | 6:33PM2.94m | 7:02AM2.65m | 7:22PM2.87m | 7:54AM2.60m | 8:18PM2.82m | 8:55AM2.60m | 9:21PM2.80m | 10:00AM2.65m | 10:27PM2.83m | 11:04AM2.76m | 11:29PM2.90m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM1.23m | 00:22AM1.16m | 12:19PM1.28m | 1:04AM1.22m | 1:03PM1.32m | 1:51AM1.27m | 1:55PM1.35m | 2:45AM1.30m | 2:54PM1.36m | 3:44AM1.29m | 4:01PM1.34m | 4:46AM1.23m | 5:10PM1.26m | ||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | ESE 6 | WNW 11 | E 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | ESE 7 | WNW 10 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 285 | 7 | 128 | 969 | 298 | 254 | 306 | 198 | 170 | 380 | 452 | 13 | 281 | 2 | 135 | 231 | 183 | 227 | 218 | 85 | 559 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | WNW 15 | NE 5 | — | WNW 8 | — | ENE 3 | WNW 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | W 6 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 130 | 1 | — | 12 | — | 1 | 31 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 18 | 111 | — | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | E 5 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 6 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NE 5 | WNW 13 | NW 6 | NE 5 | — | NW 6 | — | — | WNW 12 | NNE 4 | WNW 11 | NW 6 | — | — | SE 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 485 | 229 | 6 | 968 | 114 | 6 | — | 72 | — | — | 575 | 12 | 302 | 104 | — | — | 8 | — | 243 | 804 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 175 | 146 | 33 | 28 | 50 | 8 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 149 | 8 | 196 | 133 | 119 | 8 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 0 |
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