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Amed - Matias point

Surf spot · Indonesia

Is it worth the trip?

12Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Wed 4: too small (2 ft swell at 10 s), 4 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 8 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 shollow
Energy
33kJ
Wind
S 13 kn
Temp
29°C

Tue 3 · 11 out of 100

Swell
2 ft8 shollow
Energy
56kJ
Wind
S 14 kn
Temp
29°C

Wed 4 · 14 out of 100

Swell
2 ft10 shollow
Energy
77kJ
Wind
S 11 kn
Temp
30°C

Thu 5 · 13 out of 100

Swell
2 ft8 shollow
Energy
51kJ
Wind
S 10 kn
Temp
29°C

Fri 6 · 7 out of 100

Swell
1 ft14 shollow
Energy
34kJ
Wind
S 8 kn
Temp
29°C

Sat 7 · 12 out of 100

Swell
2 ft11 shollow
Energy
68kJ
Wind
S 7 kn
Temp
29°C

Sun 8 · 11 out of 100

Swell
2 ft10 shollow
Energy
49kJ
Wind
S 11 kn
Temp
30°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 18, too small
  2. Mon 28, too small
  3. Tue 311, too small
  4. Wed 414, too small
  5. Thu 513, too small
  6. Fri 67, too small
  7. Sat 712, too small
  8. Sun 811, too small
  9. Mon 99, too small
  10. Tue 107, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
  • Offshore: SWwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 5–20 ftof swell
  • Water 29 °Cno wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number

Amed - Matias point does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Amed - Matias point, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov8, too small1 ft11 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)39kJwind from the south, 15 knots, offshore29°C
Mon 2Nov8, too small2 ft9 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)33kJwind from the south, 13 knots, offshore29°C
Tue 3Nov11, too small2 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)56kJwind from the south, 14 knots, offshore29°C
Wed 4Nov14, too small2 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)77kJwind from the south, 11 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 5Nov13, too small2 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)51kJwind from the south, 10 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 6Nov7, too small1 ft14 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)34kJwind from the south, 8 knots, offshore29°C
Sat 7Nov12, too small2 ft11 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)68kJwind from the south, 7 knots, offshore29°C
Sun 8Nov11, too small2 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)49kJwind from the south, 11 knots, offshore30°C
Mon 9Nov9, too small2 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)29kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots, offshore29°C
Tue 10Nov7, too small2 ft7 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)23kJwind from the south, 11 knots, offshore29°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 01:28 +0.7 mLow 09:56 −0.8 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 02:27 +0.6 mLow 11:11 −0.7 mHigh 19:59 +0.1 mLow 21:23 +0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 04:09 +0.4 mLow 12:23 −0.6 mHigh 19:57 +0.2 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Amed - Matias point

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces NE (36°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (216°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 11). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 28°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Amed, 3.3 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 8 dive sites.

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

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,260–US$2,510 each

about US$1,260–US$2,510 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to DPS, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$965–US$2,010
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$47–US$80
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$94–US$154
Food7 days eating outabout US$107–US$194
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$47–US$74
Totalabout US$1,260–US$2,510

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Amed

Closest

Amed

6 min by car · 120 places to stay

about US$33/nightcountry average

See 120 places to stay in Amed · Booking.com

About Amed its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$33 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 31h 20m

About 31h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DPS, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 2h 45m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.