Cristo Rei beach, Dili, 2018 (01) — CRISTO REI DILI. Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Dili

Dili is a town in Dili Municipality, Timor-Leste. From Dili you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is CRISTO REI DILI, a surf spot 4.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 32 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is DIL, 6 km away.

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Staying in Dili

32 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: DIL, 6 km, UAI, 89 km, BCH, 91 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 Dili.

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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 Dili 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

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Sat 24

Dili Rock8.7 kmabout 15 min by car

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft26 kJ

1 ft43 kJ

1 ft38 kJ

1 ft23 kJ

1 ft32 kJ

1 ft24 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Dili Rock, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	1 ft11 shollow	13kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	1 ft12 shollow	26kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot, offshore	27°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	1 ft11 shollow	43kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	1 ft10 shollow	38kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	1 ft10 shollow	23kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	1 ft11 shollow	32kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	1 ft13 shollow	24kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	27°C

CRISTO REI DILI4.8 kmabout 10 min by car

<1 ft5 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

1 ft22 kJ

1 ft19 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

1 ft15 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at CRISTO REI DILI, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	under 1 ft11 s	5kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft12 shollow	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	26°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	1 ft11 shollow	22kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	27°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	1 ft10 shollow	19kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	1 ft9 shollow	11kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	1 ft11 shollow	15kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	1 ft13 s	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Dili, 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 Dili

Mike's ChickenChicken · 0.4 km from the centre
Great Wall RestaurantChinese · 0.5 km from the centre
MezaKitaBarbecue · 1.2 km from the centre
Eis Secretário de Estado de Cooperativas Dr. Elizário Ferreira MM0.2 km from the centre
Everest Coffee HouseIndian · 0.4 km from the centre
Restaurante TavirensePortuguese · 0.4 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

Dili, Timor-Leste