Padang Padang
Surf spot · Indonesia
Is it worth the trip?
40Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 6 ft swell at 9 s, 4 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 26 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft13 shollow
- Energy
- 384kJ
- Wind
- SE 10 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 50 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 424kJ
- Wind
- E 7 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 44 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 413kJ
- Wind
- SSE 9 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 506kJ
- Wind
- S 8 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 40 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 513kJ
- Wind
- SW 3 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 38 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 372kJ
- Wind
- ESE 5 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 283kJ
- Wind
- ENE 3 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 326, too small
- Wed 450, fair
- Thu 544, too small
- Fri 631, too small
- Sat 740, too small
- Sun 838, too small
- Mon 935, too small
- Tue 1014, too small
- Wed 1133, too small
- Thu 1254, fair
The spot in six facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Expertwho it suits
- Works 5–20 ftof swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Jul6 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 26, too small | 4 ft13 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 384kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 50, fair | 6 ft9 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 424kJ | offshorewind from the east, 7 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 44, too small | 5 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 413kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 31, too small | 5 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 506kJ | offshorewind from the south, 8 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 40, too small | 5 ft11 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 513kJ | wind from the south-west, 3 knots | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 38, too small | 5 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 372kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 35, too small | 5 ft9 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 283kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 14, too small | 2 ft14 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 158kJ | offshorewind from the south, 5 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 33, too small | 4 ft12 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 451kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 54, fair | 5 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 560kJ | offshorewind from the east, 5 knots, offshore | 26°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
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:46 +0.6 mLow 09:58 −0.6 mHigh 16:49 +0.3 mLow 22:32 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 04:50 +0.4 mLow 11:34 −0.5 mHigh 18:28 +0.5 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 00:37 −0.4 mHigh 06:53 +0.4 mLow 12:54 −0.6 mHigh 19:29 +0.7 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 Jul
Good days in a typical week, each month, for expert surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 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
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
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About Padang Padang
Facing, offshore wind, exposure and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (307°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (127°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 5–20 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 July, with about 6 good days in 7; in January and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Pecatu, 1.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 8 surf spots, 5 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$2,520 each
about US$1,260–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 2 November 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$966–US$2,010 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$47–US$81 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$94–US$154 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$107–US$195 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$47–US$74 |
| Total | about US$1,260–US$2,520 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
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about US$34/nightcountry average
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Getting there: about 29h 20m
About 29h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → DPS, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 45 min by road
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