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Kuta Bali, Indonesia

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Kuta Bali. Photo: Tia Agustina wati, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Kuta Bali

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

The spot faces W (270°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (90°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.9 km out (1 in 189). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 26°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Kuta, 1.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 7 surf spots and 3 wind sports 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 29 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS), changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).

    See flights ORD → DPS · Skyscanner from about £865 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Kuta Bali, 5 km.

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  3. Accommodation.

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

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Kuta Bali does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct634 ft12 ssoft383kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct06 ft11 ssoft797kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct07 ft11 ssoft935kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct305 ft9 ssoft410kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct414 ft8 smushy209kJ29°C
Fri 23Oct07 ft13 ssoft1,578kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct08 ft12 ssoft1,573kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct08 ft11 ssoft1,379kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct08 ft10 ssoft1,148kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct07 ft10 ssoft782kJ29°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 DPS, changing at HKG, then 30 min by road. About 29h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Kuta Bali

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Middles

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to DPS, changing at HKG, then 30 min by road. About 29h door to door

The plan picks the best of 8 spots near Kuta each day: Airport's, Balangan, Bali Tropic, Kartika - DEAD SPOT, Kuta Bali, Kuta Reef, Middles, Sri Lanka.

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Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,220 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 DPS, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£865–£1,790
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
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–£2,220

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

Places to eat near Kuta

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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