Banyaks, Indonesia

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Iboih, is 467 km away. Nearest airport: GNS (GNS), 123 km.

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About Banyaks

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

The spot faces E (74°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (254°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.8 km out (1 in 182). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 29°C in November, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Iboih, is 467 km away. Nearest airport: GNS (GNS), 123 km.

Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 39 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to KNO, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL).
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Getting there. 8 h 30 from the airport to Banyaks.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Iboih, is 467 km away. Nearest airport: GNS (GNS), 123 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 Banyaks, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	1 ft13 ssoft	22kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	1 ft11 ssoft	42kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	1 ft11 ssoft	42kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	30kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 0 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	10kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	1 ft14 ssoft	40kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	1 ft13 ssoft	49kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 0 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	1 ft12 ssoft	38kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 26Oct	4, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	19kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 27Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	11kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	30°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 KNO, changing at HKG and KUL, then 8h 30 by road. About 39h 30 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to KNO, changing at HKG and KUL, then 8h 30 by road. About 39h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,010–£2,035 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 KNO, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and KUL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£825–£1,710
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		£1,010–£2,035

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

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