Is it worth the trip?
38Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 5 ft swell at 11 s
Tue 3 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 359kJ
- Wind
- SSE 7 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 327kJ
- Wind
- SSW 0 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 39 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 314kJ
- Wind
- SSW 2 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 420kJ
- Wind
- S 8 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 44 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 465kJ
- Wind
- N 1 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 38 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 349kJ
- Wind
- N 1 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 252kJ
- Wind
- S 1 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 225, too small
- Tue 333, too small
- Wed 441, too small
- Thu 539, too small
- Fri 629, too small
- Sat 744, too small
- Sun 838, too small
- Mon 929, too small
- Tue 108, too small
- Wed 1123, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–11 ftof swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Apr5 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 25, too small | 3 ft12 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 210kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 33, too small | 5 ft10 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 359kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 41, too small | 5 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 327kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 0 knots | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 39, too small | 4 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 314kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 29, too small | 5 ft10 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 420kJ | wind from the south, 8 knots | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 44, too small | 5 ft11 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 465kJ | wind from the north, 1 knot | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 38, too small | 4 ft10 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 349kJ | wind from the north, 1 knot | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 29, too small | 4 ft9 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 252kJ | wind from the south, 1 knot | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft14 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 58kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 23, too small | 2 ft12 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 148kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore | 27°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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:56 +0.9 mLow 09:03 −0.8 mHigh 15:32 +0.3 mLow 20:47 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:09 +0.6 mLow 10:26 −0.6 mHigh 17:18 +0.3 mLow 23:04 −0.2 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:12 +0.4 mLow 12:03 −0.6 mHigh 18:49 +0.5 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.
Best time to go
best in Apr
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Donuts
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (244°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (64°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 13). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 27°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually April, with about 5 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Taliwang. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
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
| 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 | about US$965–US$2,000 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$47–US$80 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$94–US$154 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$107–US$194 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$47–US$74 |
| Total | about 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: Taliwang
41 min by car · 7 places to stay
about US$33/nightcountry average
About Taliwang its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Taliwang, 23 km (about 45 min by car)
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 35h 05m
About 35h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LOP, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Singapore Changi Airport (SIN), then 2h 10m by road
Flights ORD → LOP on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.