Pitstops, Indonesia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Tuapejat, 43 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PDG (PDG), 163 km.

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About Pitstops

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

The spot faces W (259°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (79°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–16 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 28). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually April, with about 4 good days in 7; in July, August and September, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Tuapejat, 43 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PDG (PDG), 163 km. Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots.

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

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From Chicago: about 37 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PDG, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL).
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Getting there. 5 h 55 from the airport to Pitstops.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Tuapejat, 43 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PDG (PDG), 163 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 Pitstops, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, too small	4 ft13 scrumbling	530kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	6 ft13 scrumbling	1,015kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	7 ft11 scrumbling	898kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	461kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	4 ft10 scrumbling	255kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	52, good	6 ft14 scrumbling	1,183kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	60, good	6 ft13 scrumbling	1,212kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	53, good	6 ft12 scrumbling	913kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 26Oct	48, good	6 ft9 scrumbling	583kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Tue 27Oct	53, good	6 ft9 scrumbling	616kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	28°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 PDG, changing at HKG and KUL, then 5h 55 by road. About 37h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Pitstops
Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Pitstops
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Pitstops
Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 6 ft at 14 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Pitstops
Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 6 ft at 13 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to PDG, changing at HKG and KUL, then 5h 55 by road. About 37h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,030–£2,085 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 PDG, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and KUL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£845–£1,760
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		£1,030–£2,085

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

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