Tanjung Lesung, Indonesia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Carita, 25 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK), 116 km.

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About Tanjung Lesung

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

The spot faces NW (324°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (144°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 67). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best month is usually June, with about 4 good days in 7; in January and February, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Carita, 25 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK), 116 km.

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

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From Chicago: about 32 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK), changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Tanjung Lesung, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	1 ft12 scrumbling	18kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	1 ft12 scrumbling	31kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	1 ft11 scrumbling	26kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	1 ft10 scrumbling	25kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	8kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	1 ft14 scrumbling	32kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	1 ft12 scrumbling	31kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	1 ft12 scrumbling	21kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore	25°C
Mon 26Oct	14, too small	1 ft11 scrumbling	13kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 27Oct	7, too small	1 ft6 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore	26°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 beginner surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to CGK, changing at HKG, then 4h 20 by road. About 32h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to CGK, changing at HKG, then 4h 20 by road. About 32h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,055–£2,125 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 CGK, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£870–£1,800
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		£1,055–£2,125

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

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