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Bengkuku Beach, Indonesia

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Sunset beach Pes-caprae Formation
Near Bengkuku Beach, 1 km away. Photo: Lulupakaika, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

About Bengkuku Beach

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

The spot faces SW (247°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (67°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.5 km out (1 in 154). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually February, March, April and May, with about 5 good days in 7; in July, August and September, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bengkulu, 2.6 km away (about 5 min by car).

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

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From Chicago: about 32 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BKS, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK).

    See flights ORD → BKS · Skyscanner from about £860 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Bengkuku Beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in BengkuluAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Bengkulu · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Bengkulu · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct224 ft12 ssoft399kJ33°C
Mon 19Oct426 ft12 ssoft809kJ31°C
Tue 20Oct365 ft11 ssoft598kJ32°C
Wed 21Oct214 ft10 ssoft301kJ32°C
Thu 22Oct173 ft14 ssoft348kJ32°C
Fri 23Oct365 ft14 ssoft837kJ32°C
Sat 24Oct385 ft13 ssoft857kJ31°C
Sun 25Oct325 ft12 ssoft629kJ31°C
Mon 26Oct375 ft10 ssoft458kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct264 ft9 ssoft247kJ32°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to BKS, changing at HKG and CGK, then 40 min by road. About 32h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Bengkuku Beach

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Bengkuku Beach

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 5 ft at 14 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Bengkuku Beach

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 5 ft at 13 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to BKS, changing at HKG and CGK, then 40 min by road. About 32h 55 door to door

The trip from Bengkulu, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,225 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BKS, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and CGK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£860–£1,790
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£20–£30
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£85–£140
Food7 days eating out£80–£145
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£35–£55
Total£1,115–£2,225

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

Places to eat near Bengkulu

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

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