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Lombok Tanjung Aan, Indonesia

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About Lombok Tanjung Aan

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). The sea is about 27°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually June and July, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kuta. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 33 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LOP, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Singapore Changi Airport (SIN).

    See flights ORD → LOP · Skyscanner from about £860 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Lombok Tanjung Aan.

  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 13 kn gusting 25, onshore. Water: chop.

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Wind forecast and score for each day at Lombok Tanjung Aan
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct19, poorwind from the south-east, 13 knots25knonchop
Mon 19Oct0, poorwind from the south-east, 8 knots17knon0.9 mwaves
Tue 20Oct0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots12knon1.1 mwaves
Wed 21Oct0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots9knon0.9 mwaves
Thu 22Oct0, poorwind from the south-east, 6 knots14knon0.8 mwaves
Fri 23Oct17, poorwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots26knon1.2 mwaves
Sat 24Oct0, poorwind from the south-east, 6 knots15knon1.2 mwaves
Sun 25Oct0, poorwind from the south-east, 7 knots15knon1.2 mwaves
Mon 26Oct0, poorwind from the south-east, 5 knots13knon1.2 mwaves
Tue 27Oct0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots18knside-on1.0 mwaves
Wed 28Oct0, poor––––

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7
  2. Feb0of 7
  3. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct0of 7
  11. Nov0of 7
  12. Dec0of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to LOP, changing at HKG and SIN, then 55 min by road. About 33h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 11, side-onshore. Water: waves 2.1 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 9, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.8 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 13, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.6 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 26, onshore. Water: waves 1.2 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 14, side-onshore. Water: waves 2.4 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to LOP, changing at HKG and SIN, then 55 min by road. About 33h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,095–£2,195 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £860–£1,785
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £35–£60
  • Stay £85–£140
  • Food £80–£145

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