Dana, Indonesia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Boa, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KOE (KOE), 127 km.

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About Dana

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

The spot faces W (253°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (73°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 11). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 27°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 5 good days in 7; in January, February and March, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Boa, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KOE (KOE), 127 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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

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From Chicago: about 38 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to KOE, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK).
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Getting there. 4 h 40 from the airport to Dana.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Boa, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KOE (KOE), 127 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 Dana, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	2 ft12 shollow	123kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 shollow	371kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	5 ft11 shollow	587kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	35, too small	5 ft10 shollow	450kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	26, too small	4 ft9 shollow	211kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	5 ft12 shollow	552kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	51, good	6 ft12 shollow	824kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	50, good	6 ft11 shollow	699kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 26Oct	52, good	6 ft10 shollow	669kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 27Oct	30, too small	5 ft10 shollow	344kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	28°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 KOE, changing at HKG and CGK, then 4h 40 by road. About 38h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Dana
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Dana
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Dana
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to KOE, changing at HKG and CGK, then 4h 40 by road. About 38h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,030–£2,080 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 KOE, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and CGK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£845–£1,755
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		£1,030–£2,080

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

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