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Kuta Lombok, Indonesia

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About Kuta Lombok

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

The spot faces S (166°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (346°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 6). 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 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually March, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kuta, 1.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 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 33 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LOP, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Singapore Changi Airport (SIN).

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

  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Kuta Lombok, 23 km.

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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

Kuta Lombok 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 18Oct364 ft12 shollow353kJ31°C
Mon 19Oct06 ft11 shollow793kJ31°C
Tue 20Oct07 ft11 shollow990kJ32°C
Wed 21Oct185 ft9 shollow450kJ31°C
Thu 22Oct395 ft8 shollow252kJ31°C
Fri 23Oct07 ft13 shollow1,415kJ31°C
Sat 24Oct08 ft12 shollow1,573kJ31°C
Sun 25Oct08 ft11 shollow1,379kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct07 ft10 shollow914kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct07 ft10 shollow745kJ31°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 LOP, changing at HKG and SIN, then 45 min by road. About 33h 45 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 Lombok

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Kuta Lombok

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 6 kn (11 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 LOP, changing at HKG and SIN, then 45 min by road. About 33h 45 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Kuta each day: Air Guling, Kuta, Kuta Lombok, Tanjung A'an.

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Rough cost

About £1,130–£2,250 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 LOP, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and SIN, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£860–£1,785
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£1,130–£2,250

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

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