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Pulakan (medewi) Rights

Surf spot · Indonesia

Is it worth the trip?

62Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: 3 ft swell at 11 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 38 out of 100

Swell
3 ft8 smushy
Energy
102kJ
Wind
SE 6 kn
Temp
28°C

Wed 4 · 65 out of 100

Swell
3 ft10 smushy
Energy
199kJ
Wind
SE 6 kn
Temp
28°C

Thu 5 · 63 out of 100

Swell
3 ft7 smushy
Energy
98kJ
Wind
SSE 4 kn
Temp
28°C

Fri 6 · 36 out of 100

Swell
3 ft8 scrumbling
Energy
107kJ
Wind
SE 5 kn
Temp
29°C

Sat 7 · 73 out of 100

Swell
3 ft11 scrumbling
Energy
222kJ
Wind
SSW 3 kn
Temp
28°C

Sun 8 · 70 out of 100

Swell
3 ft10 scrumbling
Energy
177kJ
Wind
SSE 3 kn
Temp
29°C

Mon 9 · 46 out of 100

Swell
3 ft7 smushy
Energy
69kJ
Wind
SSE 4 kn
Temp
27°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 242, too small
  2. Tue 338, too small
  3. Wed 465, good
  4. Thu 563, good
  5. Fri 636, poor
  6. Sat 773, good
  7. Sun 870, good
  8. Mon 946, fair
  9. Tue 1048, fair
  10. Wed 1153, fair

The spot in six facts

  • Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
  • Offshore: NEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–9 ftof swell
  • Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best Jan, Mar–Apr4 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Pulakan (medewi) Rights does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pulakan (medewi) Rights, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov42, too small3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.)73kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots28°C
Tue 3Nov38, too small3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.)102kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots28°C
Wed 4Nov65, good3 ft10 smushy5 ft at break (est.)199kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots28°C
Thu 5Nov63, good3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.)98kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots28°C
Fri 6Nov36, poor3 ft8 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.)107kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots29°C
Sat 7Nov73, good3 ft11 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.)222kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots28°C
Sun 8Nov70, good3 ft10 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.)177kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots29°C
Mon 9Nov46, fair3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.)69kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots27°C
Tue 10Nov48, fair3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.)84kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots28°C
Wed 11Nov53, fair3 ft10 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.)139kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots27°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 01:37 +0.9 mLow 08:38 −0.8 mHigh 14:57 +0.3 mLow 20:26 −0.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 02:45 +0.6 mLow 09:55 −0.6 mHigh 16:44 +0.3 mLow 22:29 −0.2 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 04:47 +0.4 mLow 11:32 −0.5 mHigh 18:26 +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.

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About Pulakan (medewi) Rights

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

The spot faces SW (203°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (23°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 30). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 26°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, March and April, with about 4 good days in 7; in July and August, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Medewi, 5.3 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

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: 3 towns

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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 30h

About 30h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DPS, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 1h 25m by road

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