Banana Island, Indonesia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Krui, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TKG (TKG), 149 km.

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About Banana Island

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (223°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (43°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 44). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually February and March, with about 5 good days in 7; in July, August and September, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Krui, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TKG (TKG), 149 km.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 37 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to TKG, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK).
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Getting there. 5 h 25 from the airport to Banana Island.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Krui, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TKG (TKG), 149 km.
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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Banana Island, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	5 ft13 smushy	689kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	7 ft12 smushy	1,284kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	6 ft11 smushy	816kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	5 ft10 smushy	443kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	25, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	244kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	7 ft13 smushy	1,523kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	7 ft13 smushy	1,506kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	6 ft12 smushy	1,032kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	26°C
Mon 26Oct	42, fair	8 ft9 ssoft	885kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	26°C
Tue 27Oct	50, good	7 ft9 ssoft	717kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	26°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to TKG, changing at HKG and CGK, then 5h 25 by road. About 37h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Banana Island
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 6 ft at 11 s, wind 7 kn (14 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 26 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Banana Island
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 7 ft at 13 s, wind 12 kn (22 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Banana Island
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 7 ft at 13 s, wind 10 kn (19 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to TKG, changing at HKG and CGK, then 5h 25 by road. About 37h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,050–£2,120 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to TKG, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and CGK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£865–£1,795
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£35–£60
Food	7 days eating out	£80–£145
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£35–£55
Total		£1,050–£2,120

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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