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Cimaja, Indonesia

Stay in Palabuhanratu: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

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Mendung di pantai batu
Near Cimaja, 2 km away. Photo: Muhammad Malik Ali, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Cimaja

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

The spot faces SW (211°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (31°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 27°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually February, March, April and November, with about 5 good days in 7; in July, August and September, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Palabuhanratu, 8.1 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.

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

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From Chicago: about 31 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 35 from the airport to Cimaja.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct584 ft12 shollow423kJ31°C
Mon 19Oct515 ft11 shollow652kJ30°C
Tue 20Oct555 ft11 shollow488kJ30°C
Wed 21Oct554 ft10 shollow246kJ30°C
Thu 22Oct564 ft12 shollow427kJ31°C
Fri 23Oct525 ft14 shollow863kJ31°C
Sat 24Oct545 ft13 shollow844kJ32°C
Sun 25Oct555 ft12 shollow567kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct574 ft9 shollow278kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct614 ft9 shollow299kJ29°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to CGK, changing at HKG, then 3h 35 by road. About 31h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Karang Naya

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Cimaja

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Cimaja

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Indicators point

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 14 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Indicators point

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 13 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to CGK, changing at HKG, then 3h 35 by road. About 31h 50 door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near Palabuhanratu each day: Cimaja, Indicators point, Karang Naya, Karang Sari, Sunset.

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Rough cost

About £1,140–£2,265 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 CGK, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£870–£1,800
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£35–£60
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£1,140–£2,265

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

Places to eat near Palabuhanratu

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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