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right hander reef, Indonesia

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About right hander reef

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

The spot faces S (199°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (19°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 18). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 26°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 4 good days in 7; in July, August and September, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Pekutatan, 4.1 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 wind sports 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 30 h 40 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).

    See flights ORD → DPS · Skyscanner from about £865 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 05 from the airport to right hander reef.

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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

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct142 ft12 shollow160kJ28°C
Mon 19Oct294 ft11 shollow331kJ28°C
Tue 20Oct375 ft10 shollow414kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct274 ft9 shollow234kJ28°C
Thu 22Oct214 ft11 shollow352kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct465 ft13 shollow748kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct475 ft12 shollow760kJ27°C
Sun 25Oct496 ft10 shollow637kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct496 ft10 scrumbling598kJ28°C
Tue 27Oct335 ft10 shollow406kJ28°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to DPS, changing at HKG, then 2h 05 by road. About 30h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf right hander reef

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf right hander reef

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 13 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf right hander reef

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to DPS, changing at HKG, then 2h 05 by road. About 30h 40 door to door

The trip from Pekutatan, 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 Pekutatan

  • M&D Surya1.9 km from the centre

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