Turtles
Surf spot · Indonesia
Is it worth the trip?
47Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 4 ft swell at 13 s, onshore wind, 14 kn (26 km/h), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 39 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 416kJ
- Wind
- SE 18 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 42 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 355kJ
- Wind
- ESE 17 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 195kJ
- Wind
- ESE 14 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 54 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft13 shollow
- Energy
- 437kJ
- Wind
- SSE 14 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 45 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 432kJ
- Wind
- SE 14 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 53 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 321kJ
- Wind
- SE 13 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Mon 9 · 45 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 95kJ
- Wind
- ESE 10 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 241, poor
- Tue 339, poor
- Wed 442, poor
- Thu 529, poor
- Fri 654, fair
- Sat 745, fair
- Sun 853, fair
- Mon 945, fair
- Tue 1047, fair
- Wed 1179, good
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 Mar–Apr3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Turtles does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 41, poor | 4 ft11 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 380kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 16 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 39, poor | 4 ft12 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 416kJ | wind from the south-east, 18 knots | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 42, poor | 4 ft12 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 355kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 29, poor | 3 ft10 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 195kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 54, fair | 4 ft13 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 437kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 45, fair | 5 ft11 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 432kJ | wind from the south-east, 14 knots | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 53, fair | 4 ft10 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 321kJ | wind from the south-east, 13 knots | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 45, fair | 4 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 95kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 47, fair | 3 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 73kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 79, good | 3 ft11 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 225kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 7 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 NovLow 06:36 −0.5 mHigh 12:49 +0.2 mLow 18:19 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:47 +0.4 mLow 07:41 −0.4 mHigh 14:08 +0.2 mLow 19:58 −0.2 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 02:14 +0.3 mLow 08:53 −0.4 mHigh 15:28 +0.3 mLow 21:46 −0.3 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 Mar–Apr
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Turtles
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (246°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (66°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 2). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 27°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 March and April, with about 3 good days in 7; in July, August and September, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Palabuhanratu.
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: Palabuhanratu
about 1h 15m by car · 25 places to stay
about US$33/nightcountry average
About Palabuhanratu its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Palabuhanratu, 42 km (about 1h 15m 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 33h 20m
About 33h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → CGK, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 5h 05m by road
Flights ORD → CGK on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.