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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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 intermediate 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 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.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pantai Air Manis6.1 kmabout 15 min by car | 2 ft38 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft54 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, too small | 2 ft54 kJwind from the north-west, 1 knot, too small | 1 ft34 kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, too small | 2 ft16 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, too small | 2 ft46 kJwind from the north-west, 0 knots, too small | 2 ft46 kJwind from the north, 5 knots, too small |
All readings for Pantai Air Manis: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Pantai Purus0 kmabout 5 min by car | 2 ft27 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, too small | 1 ft26 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, too small | 1 ft44 kJwind from the west, 1 knot, too small | 1 ft27 kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, too small | 2 ft13 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, too small | 1 ft29 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, too small | 1 ft53 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, too small |
All readings for Pantai Purus: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
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
- Pulau Pieh Dive Site 29.2 km · stays here
Places to eat near Purus
- Lapau Nasi Mama VeteranIndonesian · 0.3 km from the centre
- Rumah Makan FujaSeafood · 0.5 km from the centre
- Sushi Rock n RollSushi · 0.5 km from the centre
- Ampera Berkat YakinIndonesian · 0.6 km from the centre
- Pizza HutPizza · 0.9 km from the centre
- Ramen 99Japanese · 0.9 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