Palabuhanratu, Indonesia

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Palabuhanratu, the nearest town. Photo: Symm at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Palabuhanratu

Palabuhanratu is a town in West Java, Indonesia. From Palabuhanratu you can reach 10 surf spots and 2 kite spots, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Java Pelabuhan Ratu, a kite spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 25 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport (HLP), 89 km away.

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Staying in Palabuhanratu

  • 25 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport (HLP), 89 km, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK), 97 km, BDO, 114 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Palabuhanratu. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Palabuhanratu each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Palabuhanratu too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Palabuhanratu: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Karang Sari0.9 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft423 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, too small5 ft693 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore, fair5 ft524 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, too small4 ft246 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small4 ft427 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, too small5 ft863 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day5 ft899 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day
All readings for Karang Sari: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Karang Sari, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct27, too small4 ft12 shollow423kJwind from the south, 2 knots33°C
Mon 19Oct45, fair5 ft12 scrumbling693kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore32°C
Tue 20Oct33, too small5 ft11 scrumbling524kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots31°C
Wed 21Oct25, too small4 ft10 scrumbling246kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore33°C
Thu 22Oct28, too small4 ft12 scrumbling427kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots32°C
Fri 23Oct50, good5 ft14 scrumbling863kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore34°C
Sat 24Oct52, good5 ft13 scrumbling899kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore33°C
Karang Haji - OceanQueen Hotel13.1 kmabout 25 min by car4 ft423 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, too small5 ft699 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, good5 ft524 kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore, fair4 ft246 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too small4 ft427 kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, too small5 ft863 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, fair5 ft899 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, fair
All readings for Karang Haji - OceanQueen Hotel: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Karang Haji - OceanQueen Hotel, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct28, too small4 ft12 scrumbling423kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots31°C
Mon 19Oct49, good5 ft12 scrumbling699kJwind from the south, 4 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct41, fair5 ft11 scrumbling524kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore30°C
Wed 21Oct25, too small4 ft10 scrumbling246kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct28, too small4 ft12 scrumbling427kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct43, fair5 ft14 scrumbling863kJwind from the east, 6 knots32°C
Sat 24Oct46, fair5 ft13 scrumbling899kJwind from the east, 6 knots31°C
Cimaja8.1 kmabout 15 min by car4 ft423 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, too small5 ft699 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, fair5 ft524 kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore, fair4 ft246 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too small4 ft427 kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, too small5 ft863 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, fair5 ft899 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, fair
All readings for Cimaja: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cimaja, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct28, too small4 ft12 shollow423kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots31°C
Mon 19Oct46, fair5 ft12 shollow699kJwind from the south, 4 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct40, fair5 ft11 shollow524kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore30°C
Wed 21Oct25, too small4 ft10 shollow246kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct28, too small4 ft12 shollow427kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct43, fair5 ft14 shollow863kJwind from the east, 6 knots32°C
Sat 24Oct46, fair5 ft13 shollow899kJwind from the east, 6 knots31°C
Karang Hawu10.9 kmabout 20 min by car4 ft423 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, too small5 ft699 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, fair5 ft524 kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore, fair4 ft246 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too small4 ft427 kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, too small5 ft863 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, fair5 ft899 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, fair
All readings for Karang Hawu: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Karang Hawu, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct28, too small4 ft12 shollow423kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots31°C
Mon 19Oct46, fair5 ft12 scrumbling699kJwind from the south, 4 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct40, fair5 ft11 scrumbling524kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore30°C
Wed 21Oct25, too small4 ft10 scrumbling246kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct28, too small4 ft12 shollow427kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct43, fair5 ft14 shollow863kJwind from the east, 6 knots32°C
Sat 24Oct46, fair5 ft13 shollow899kJwind from the east, 6 knots31°C
Indicators point9 kmabout 20 min by car4 ft423 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, too small5 ft693 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, fair5 ft524 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore, fair4 ft246 kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, too small4 ft427 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, too small5 ft863 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, fair5 ft899 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for Indicators point: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Indicators point, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct25, too small4 ft12 shollow423kJwind from the south, 4 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct44, fair5 ft12 shollow693kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore30°C
Tue 20Oct38, fair5 ft11 shollow524kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct23, too small4 ft10 shollow246kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot29°C
Thu 22Oct25, too small4 ft12 shollow427kJwind from the south, 3 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct43, fair5 ft14 shollow863kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore29°C
Sat 24Oct44, fair5 ft13 shollow899kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore29°C
Karang Naya4.4 kmabout 10 min by car4 ft423 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, too small5 ft693 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, fair5 ft524 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, too small4 ft246 kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, too small4 ft427 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, too small5 ft863 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, fair5 ft899 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for Karang Naya: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Karang Naya, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct25, too small4 ft12 shollow423kJwind from the south, 4 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct44, fair5 ft12 shollow693kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore30°C
Tue 20Oct35, too small5 ft11 scrumbling524kJwind from the north, 3 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct23, too small4 ft10 scrumbling246kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot29°C
Thu 22Oct25, too small4 ft12 shollow427kJwind from the south, 3 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct43, fair5 ft14 shollow863kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore29°C
Sat 24Oct44, fair5 ft13 shollow899kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore29°C
Sunset9.1 kmabout 20 min by car4 ft423 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, too small5 ft693 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, fair5 ft524 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore, fair4 ft246 kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, too small4 ft427 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, too small5 ft863 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, fair5 ft899 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for Sunset: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sunset, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct25, too small4 ft12 shollow423kJwind from the south, 4 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct44, fair5 ft12 shollow693kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore30°C
Tue 20Oct38, fair5 ft11 shollow524kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct23, too small4 ft10 shollow246kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot29°C
Thu 22Oct25, too small4 ft12 shollow427kJwind from the south, 3 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct43, fair5 ft14 shollow863kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore29°C
Sat 24Oct44, fair5 ft13 shollow899kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore29°C
Ci Kembang15.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Sawarna, 11 km3 ft306 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, too small5 ft693 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, fair5 ft524 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore, fair4 ft246 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, too small4 ft322 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, too small5 ft873 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, too small5 ft899 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, fair
All readings for Ci Kembang: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ci Kembang, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct20, too small3 ft13 shollow306kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots28°C
Mon 19Oct41, fair5 ft12 shollow693kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct40, fair5 ft11 shollow524kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct19, too small4 ft10 shollow246kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots28°C
Thu 22Oct22, too small4 ft11 shollow322kJwind from the west, 6 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct34, too small5 ft14 sslab873kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct36, fair5 ft13 shollow899kJwind from the east, 4 knots28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Palabuhanratu, 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).

Further out

These spots are more than 20 km from Palabuhanratu. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.

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.

Surf spots that stay in Palabuhanratu from further out: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Ombak Tujuh37.9 kmabout 1h 10 by car4 ft431 kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore, too small6 ft928 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore, fair5 ft715 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore, too small4 ft340 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore, too small4 ft219 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, offshore, too small7 ft1596 kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots, offshore, fair7 ft1567 kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for Ombak Tujuh: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ombak Tujuh, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct23, too small4 ft12 scrumbling431kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore27°C
Mon 19Oct37, fair6 ft13 scrumbling928kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore27°C
Tue 20Oct30, too small5 ft12 scrumbling715kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore27°C
Wed 21Oct16, too small4 ft10 scrumbling340kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore27°C
Thu 22Oct19, too small4 ft9 scrumbling219kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, offshore27°C
Fri 23Oct38, fair7 ft14 scrumbling1,596kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots, offshore27°C
Sat 24Oct42, fair7 ft13 scrumbling1,567kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore27°C
Turtles42.2 kmabout 1h 15 by car5 ft778 kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots, too small7 ft1234 kJwind from the south-east, 17 knots, poor5 ft715 kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, too small4 ft337 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, too small4 ft737 kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots, too small7 ft1659 kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, poor7 ft1567 kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, poor
All readings for Turtles: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Turtles, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct21, too small5 ft12 sslab778kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots26°C
Mon 19Oct33, poor7 ft11 sslab1,234kJwind from the south-east, 17 knots26°C
Tue 20Oct27, too small5 ft12 sslab715kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots26°C
Wed 21Oct16, too small4 ft10 shollow337kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots26°C
Thu 22Oct18, too small4 ft14 shollow737kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots26°C
Fri 23Oct33, poor7 ft14 sslab1,659kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots26°C
Sat 24Oct35, poor7 ft13 sslab1,567kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots26°C

Kite near Palabuhanratu

Places to eat near Palabuhanratu

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