Sunset beach Pes-caprae Formation — Near Bengkuku Beach, 1 km away. Photo: Lulupakaika, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

About Bengkulu

Bengkulu is a town in Bengkulu, Indonesia. From Bengkulu you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Bengkuku Beach, a surf spot 2.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 41 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is BKS, 12 km away.

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Staying in Bengkulu

41 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: BKS, 12 km, PDO, 188 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Bengkulu.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

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Bengkuku Beach2.6 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft878 kJ

5 ft563 kJ

4 ft301 kJ

3 ft395 kJ

5 ft803 kJ

6 ft897 kJ

5 ft552 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bengkuku Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	6 ft12 ssoft	878kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	31°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	563kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	32°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	4 ft10 ssoft	301kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	32°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	3 ft14 ssoft	395kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	32°C
Fri 23Oct	50, good	5 ft14 ssoft	803kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	32°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 ssoft	897kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	32°C
Sun 25Oct	41, fair	5 ft11 smushy	552kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	30°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Bengkulu, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Bengkulu

Restoran SederhanaIndonesian · 0.1 km from the centre
Sri Solo Rumah MakanAsian · 0.3 km from the centre
Kamameshi BentoJapanese · 1.0 km from the centre
Kedai BandungBuffet · 1.1 km from the centre
Marine Edu Park LATUNSeafood · 1.2 km from the centre
RM MarolaSeafood · 1.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits