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Pantai Air Manis, Indonesia

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Also within 20 km of Purus

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Pemandangan pantai air manis dari ketinggian
Pantai Air Manis. Photo: Rhmtdns, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Pantai Air Manis

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

The spot faces SW (240°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (60°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 850 m out (1 in 83). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in February and March, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Purus, 6.1 km away (about 15 min by car).

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 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PDG, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL).

    See flights ORD → PDG · Skyscanner from about £845 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 10 from the airport to Pantai Air Manis.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in PurusAd

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

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Purus · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Purus · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Pantai Air Manis on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct292 ft6 smushy38kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct222 ft11 scrumbling54kJ28°C
Tue 20Oct232 ft11 scrumbling54kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct171 ft10 ssoft34kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct202 ft5 smushy16kJ29°C
Fri 23Oct202 ft10 ssoft46kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct202 ft10 ssoft46kJ27°C
Sun 25Oct212 ft10 ssoft37kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct162 ft7 smushy18kJ27°C
Tue 27Oct242 ft9 ssoft41kJ27°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 PDG, changing at HKG and KUL, then 1h 10 by road. About 32h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PDG, changing at HKG and KUL, then 1h 10 by road. About 32h 20 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Purus each day: Pantai Air Manis, Pantai Purus.

The trip from Purus, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,225 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 PDG, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and KUL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£845–£1,760
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£1,115–£2,225

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

Places to eat near Purus

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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