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Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko), Indonesia

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About Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko)

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

The spot faces NW (300°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (120°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 9). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 27°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually July, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Selong Belanak.

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

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From Chicago: about 31 h 20 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 50 from the airport to Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko).

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  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Selong Belanak, 40 km (about 1h 10 by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko): plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Selong Belanak, 40 km away on Booking.com →

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Selong Belanak · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Selong Belanak · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct203 ft12 shollow287kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct426 ft11 shollow738kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct387 ft10 shollow909kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct296 ft10 shollow577kJ28°C
Thu 22Oct275 ft11 shollow684kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct497 ft12 shollow1,245kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct497 ft12 shollow1,136kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct567 ft10 shollow990kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct577 ft10 shollow848kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct456 ft10 shollow598kJ29°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 50 by road. About 31h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko)

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 10 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko)

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko)

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko)

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to DPS, changing at HKG, then 2h 50 by road. About 31h 20 door to door

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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 Selong Belanak

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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Nearest beds: Selong Belanak, 40 km (about 1h 10 by car) · Booking.com

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