Uluwatu
Surf spot · Indonesia
Is it worth the trip?
44Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 6 ft swell at 8 s
Mon 2 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 311kJ
- Wind
- SSE 6 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 466kJ
- Wind
- SSE 12 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 53 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 429kJ
- Wind
- ESE 9 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 47 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 375kJ
- Wind
- ENE 4 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 500kJ
- Wind
- S 7 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 43 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 576kJ
- Wind
- WSW 3 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 43 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 418kJ
- Wind
- NNE 2 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 132, too small
- Mon 236, too small
- Tue 331, too small
- Wed 453, fair
- Thu 547, fair
- Fri 633, too small
- Sat 743, too small
- Sun 843, too small
- Mon 937, too small
- Tue 1013, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Expertwho it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Sep3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
Uluwatu does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 32, too small | 4 ft10 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 290kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots | 28°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 36, too small | 4 ft11 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 311kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 31, too small | 5 ft9 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 466kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 53, fair | 6 ft8 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 429kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 47, fair | 5 ft9 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 375kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 33, too small | 5 ft11 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 500kJ | wind from the south, 7 knots | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 43, too small | 5 ft11 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 576kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 43, too small | 5 ft10 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 418kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 37, too small | 5 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 306kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 13, too small | 4 ft8 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 188kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots | 28°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 00:49 +1.1 mLow 07:43 −1.1 mHigh 13:50 +0.4 mLow 19:19 −0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:38 +0.9 mLow 08:41 −0.8 mHigh 14:59 +0.3 mLow 20:30 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:47 +0.6 mLow 09:57 −0.6 mHigh 16:45 +0.3 mLow 22:30 −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 in Sep
Good days in a typical week, each month, for expert surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 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 Uluwatu
Facing, offshore wind, exposure and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (248°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (68°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 2–8 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 26°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For expert surfers the best month is usually September, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Uluwatu, 0.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 7 surf spots, 3 wind sports spots and 1 climbing area.
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 DPS, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$965–US$2,010 |
| 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: 3 towns
1 min by car · 78 places to stay
about US$33/nightcountry average
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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 29h 20m
About 29h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → DPS, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 50 min by road
Flights ORD → DPS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.