Purus, Indonesia

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About Purus

Purus is a town in West Sumatra, Indonesia. From Purus you can reach 2 surf spots and 1 dive site. The nearest is Pantai Purus, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 103 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is PDG, 19 km away.

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Staying in Purus

  • 103 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: PDG, 19 km, PKU, 197 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 Purus.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Purus each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

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 within 20 km of Purus: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Pantai Air Manis6.1 kmabout 15 min by car2 ft38 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small2 ft54 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, too small2 ft54 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, too small1 ft34 kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, too small2 ft16 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, too small2 ft46 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, too small2 ft46 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, too small
All readings for Pantai Air Manis: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pantai Air Manis, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct29, too small2 ft6 smushy38kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore29°C
Mon 19Oct22, too small2 ft11 scrumbling54kJwind from the north, 3 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct23, too small2 ft11 scrumbling54kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct18, too small1 ft10 ssoft34kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct20, too small2 ft5 smushy16kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct17, too small2 ft10 ssoft46kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct16, too small2 ft10 smushy46kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots28°C
Pantai Purus0 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft27 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, too small1 ft26 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, too small1 ft44 kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, too small1 ft27 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, too small2 ft13 kJwind from the south-south-east, 0 knots, too small1 ft29 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, too small1 ft54 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, too small
All readings for Pantai Purus: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pantai Purus, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct23, too small2 ft6 smushy27kJwind from the north, 2 knots30°C
Mon 19Oct16, too small1 ft9 ssoft26kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct20, too small1 ft11 scrumbling44kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct15, too small1 ft10 scrumbling27kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct16, too small2 ft5 smushy13kJwind from the south-south-east, 0 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct10, too small1 ft11 scrumbling29kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct16, too small1 ft13 scrumbling54kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots28°C

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

Dive near Purus

Places to eat near Purus

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