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Rice paddies, Indonesia

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About Rice paddies

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

The spot faces S (167°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (347°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 25). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. 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 months are usually April and June, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Keramas, 6.7 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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 55 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).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to Rice paddies.

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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

Rice paddies 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 18Oct262 ft12 shollow137kJ32°C
Mon 19Oct603 ft12 shollow281kJ30°C
Tue 20Oct614 ft11 scrumbling336kJ31°C
Wed 21Oct493 ft10 scrumbling195kJ30°C
Thu 22Oct383 ft11 shollow236kJ31°C
Fri 23Oct594 ft13 shollow506kJ30°C
Sat 24Oct634 ft12 shollow452kJ30°C
Sun 25Oct654 ft11 scrumbling399kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct674 ft10 scrumbling335kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct574 ft10 scrumbling251kJ31°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 1h 25 by road. About 29h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Rice paddies

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 1 kn (1 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Rice paddies

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Secret

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Rice paddies

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 13 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Rice paddies

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to DPS, changing at HKG, then 1h 25 by road. About 29h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Keramas each day: Keramas, Rice paddies, Secret.

The trip from Keramas, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,135–£2,255 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
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£1,135–£2,255

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

Places to eat near Keramas

  • Warong LegongIndonesian · 1.5 km from the centre
  • Timur KitchenIndonesian · 1.9 km from the centre
  • Hidden Restaurant Keramas0.5 km from the centre
  • Pizza NapoliPizza · 1.1 km from the centre
  • Kampung PizzaPizza · 1.2 km from the centre
  • Arema Spesial Bu YaniIndonesian · 1.4 km from the centre

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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