SCAR REEF, Indonesia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Ekas, 33 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LOP (LOP), 54 km.

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About SCAR REEF

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

The spot faces NW (307°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (127°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 55). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 27°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Ekas, 33 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LOP (LOP), 54 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 35 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LOP, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Singapore Changi Airport (SIN).
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Ekas, 33 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LOP (LOP), 54 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 SCAR REEF, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	2 ft12 scrumbling	124kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	358kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	364kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	221kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	205kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	5 ft13 ssoft	593kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	5 ft12 ssoft	602kJ	wind from the south, 13 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	39, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	521kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 26Oct	37, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	432kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 27Oct	24, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	322kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	30°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 LOP, changing at HKG and SIN, then 2h 10 by road. About 35h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf SCAR REEF
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to LOP, changing at HKG and SIN, then 2h 10 by road. About 35h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,045–£2,110 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 LOP, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and SIN, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£860–£1,785
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		£1,045–£2,110

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

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