Hollekang, Indonesia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Jayapura, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: DJJ (DJJ), 29 km.

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About Hollekang

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

The spot faces N (348°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (168°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–7 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 4). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 29°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually December, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Jayapura, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: DJJ (DJJ), 29 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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

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From Chicago: about 37 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to DJJ, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK).
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Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Hollekang.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Jayapura, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: DJJ (DJJ), 29 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 Hollekang, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	1 ft9 shollow	13kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	30°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft10 shollow	16kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	1 ft9 shollow	27kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	29°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	1 ft10 shollow	16kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	30°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	1 ft9 shollow	28kJ	wind from the north, 0 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft10 shollow	47kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	1 ft10 shollow	16kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	30°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	2 ft12 shollow	55kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	30°C
Mon 26Oct	8, too small	1 ft11 shollow	43kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	30°C
Tue 27Oct	5, too small	1 ft8 shollow	14kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	29°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 DJJ, changing at HKG and CGK, then 1h 20 by road. About 37h 50 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: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to DJJ, changing at HKG and CGK, then 1h 20 by road. About 37h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £940–£1,890 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 DJJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and CGK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£755–£1,565
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		£940–£1,890

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

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