Is it worth the trip?
14Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: too small (1 ft swell at 9 s), onshore wind, 12 kn (21 km/h), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- SE 12 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Tue 3 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 6kJ
- Wind
- SSE 9 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- SSE 11 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft13 shollow
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- SE 10 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft13 s
- Energy
- 10kJ
- Wind
- SE 10 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft12 scrumbling
- Energy
- 11kJ
- Wind
- SE 12 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 s
- Energy
- 8kJ
- Wind
- SE 11 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 129, too small
- Mon 216, too small
- Tue 39, too small
- Wed 411, too small
- Thu 515, too small
- Fri 613, too small
- Sat 714, too small
- Sun 810, too small
- Mon 96, too small
- Tue 105, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Jun4 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for beginners | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 29, too small | 1 ft11 scrumbling1 ft at break (est.) | 27kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 16, too small | 1 ft9 scrumbling1 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft8 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 6kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 11, too small | 1 ft10 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 15, too small | 1 ft13 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 13, too small | 1 ft13 s1 ft at break (est.) | 10kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 14, too small | 1 ft12 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 10, too small | 1 ft11 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 6, too small | under 1 ft9 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 5, too small | under 1 ft10 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 9 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
- Sun 1 NovLow 05:20 −0.6 mHigh 11:30 +0.2 mLow 16:43 −0.3 mHigh 23:23 +0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 06:16 −0.5 mHigh 12:34 +0.2 mLow 17:55 −0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:29 +0.4 mLow 07:20 −0.4 mHigh 13:49 +0.2 mLow 19:37 −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.
Best time to go
best in Jun
Good days in a typical week, each month, for beginners, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Tanjung Lesung
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (324°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (144°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 67). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best month is usually June, with about 4 good days in 7; in January and February, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Tanjungjaya, 3 km away (about 5 min by car).
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$1,270–US$2,520 each
about US$1,270–US$2,520 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 CGK, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$971–US$2,020 |
| 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$1,270–US$2,520 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Tanjungjaya
5 min by car · 9 places to stay
about US$33/nightcountry average
About Tanjungjaya 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 32h 35m
About 32h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → CGK, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 4h 20m by road
Flights ORD → CGK on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.