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Sri Lanka, Indonesia

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Nusa Dua coast, aerial 2026
Near Sri Lanka, 2 km away. Photo: FBilula, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Sri Lanka

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

The spot faces E (92°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (272°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.6 km out (1 in 357). 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). The town to stay in is Kuta, 9.2 km away (about 20 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots, 2 wind sports spots and 2 dive sites.

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 10 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. 35 min from the airport to Sri Lanka.

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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 18Oct123 ft11 smushy233kJ28°C
Mon 19Oct396 ft11 ssoft783kJ28°C
Tue 20Oct487 ft10 ssoft909kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct326 ft10 ssoft548kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct236 ft11 smushy712kJ29°C
Fri 23Oct497 ft12 ssoft1,448kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct517 ft12 ssoft1,370kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct467 ft11 ssoft1,200kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct398 ft10 smushy1,035kJ28°C
Tue 27Oct306 ft9 smushy562kJ29°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 35 min by road. About 29h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Balangan

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Kuta Bali

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Kuta Bali

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 11 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Kuta Reef

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 8 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Kuta Bali

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 8 ft at 12 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to DPS, changing at HKG, then 35 min by road. About 29h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 8 spots near Kuta each day: Airport's, Balangan, Bali Tropic, Kartika - DEAD SPOT, Kuta Bali, Kuta Reef, Middles, Sri Lanka.

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Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,220 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
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
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–£2,220

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

Places to eat near Kuta

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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