Lhoknga, Indonesia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Iboih, 46 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BTJ (BTJ), 21 km.

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About Lhoknga

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

The spot faces W (260°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (80°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 34). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 29°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 6 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Iboih, 46 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BTJ (BTJ), 21 km.

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

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From Chicago: about 32 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BTJ, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL).
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Getting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Lhoknga.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Iboih, 46 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BTJ (BTJ), 21 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lhoknga, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	3 ft12 scrumbling	233kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	33, poor	4 ft10 smushy	236kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	5 ft11 smushy	558kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	51, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	381kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	210kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	3 ft15 shollow	483kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	4 ft14 smushy	666kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	21, poor	5 ft12 smushy	615kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots	26°C
Mon 26Oct	24, poor	4 ft10 smushy	362kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	27°C
Tue 27Oct	49, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	249kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	27°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to BTJ, changing at HKG and KUL, then 1h 05 by road. About 32h 40 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Lhoknga
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Lhoknga
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Lhoknga
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Lhoknga
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 3 ft at 15 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to BTJ, changing at HKG and KUL, then 1h 05 by road. About 32h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,000–£2,015 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 BTJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and KUL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£815–£1,690
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		£1,000–£2,015

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

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