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Near Shipwrecks, 2 km away. Photo: yeowatzup, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Shipwrecks

Surf spot · Indonesia

Is it worth the trip?

29Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sat 7: too small (2 ft swell at 11 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 19 out of 100

Swell
2 ft11 shollow
Energy
72kJ
Wind
SSW 5 kn
Temp
27°C

Tue 3 · 31 out of 100

Swell
3 ft9 shollow
Energy
110kJ
Wind
S 10 kn
Temp
28°C

Wed 4 · 31 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
60kJ
Wind
SE 4 kn
Temp
29°C

Thu 5 · 30 out of 100

Swell
3 ft8 shollow
Energy
89kJ
Wind
S 10 kn
Temp
28°C

Fri 6 · 19 out of 100

Swell
2 ft10 shollow
Energy
108kJ
Wind
S 10 kn
Temp
28°C

Sat 7 · 32 out of 100

Swell
2 ft11 shollow
Energy
133kJ
Wind
SSW 10 kn
Temp
28°C

Sun 8 · 25 out of 100

Swell
2 ft10 shollow
Energy
86kJ
Wind
SSW 8 kn
Temp
27°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 122, too small
  2. Mon 219, too small
  3. Tue 331, too small
  4. Wed 431, too small
  5. Thu 530, too small
  6. Fri 619, too small
  7. Sat 732, too small
  8. Sun 825, too small
  9. Mon 923, too small
  10. Tue 1016, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
  • Offshore: SEwind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 4–17 ftof swell
  • Water 29 °Cno wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Shipwrecks, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov22, too small2 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)60kJwind from the south, 11 knots, offshore28°C
Mon 2Nov19, too small2 ft11 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)72kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore27°C
Tue 3Nov31, too small3 ft9 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)110kJwind from the south, 10 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 4Nov31, too small3 ft6 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)60kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore29°C
Thu 5Nov30, too small3 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)89kJwind from the south, 10 knots, offshore28°C
Fri 6Nov19, too small2 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)108kJwind from the south, 10 knots, offshore28°C
Sat 7Nov32, too small2 ft11 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)133kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore28°C
Sun 8Nov25, too small2 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)86kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, offshore27°C
Mon 9Nov23, too small2 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)71kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore26°C
Tue 10Nov16, too small2 ft9 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)43kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, offshore27°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 01:07 +0.9 mLow 08:43 −0.8 mHigh 14:58 −0.0 mLow 18:59 −0.2 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 02:00 +0.7 mLow 09:55 −0.7 mHigh 16:45 +0.0 mLow 20:27 −0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 03:18 +0.5 mLow 11:21 −0.5 mHigh 18:34 +0.2 mLow 23:41 −0.1 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 Shipwrecks

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

The spot faces NW (337°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (157°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 4–17 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 19). 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). The town to stay in is Lembongan, 2.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 1 dive site.

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: Lembongan

Closest

Lembongan

4 min by car · 305 places to stay

about US$33/nightcountry average

See 305 places to stay in Lembongan · Booking.com

About Lembongan 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 29h 55m

About 29h 55m 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.