Padang Padang surf

Padang Padang

Expert
Reef break · Crowded · Best: Abril a octubre · All tides
Working best in Bali now Uluwatu Epic · 1.8m @ 11s View →
Conditions right now
Epic
Wave
1.8m
Swell
1.6m
11s · SSW
Period
11s
Wind
8 km/h
ENE · gust 16
Offshore
Water
28°C
Air
25°C

Surf report

Tide falling · Low 11:00 AM 0.1m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 1.8 m
1.6m 11s SSW
8 km/h off
0.9m
9 AM 1.7 m
1.5m 11s SSW
10 km/h off
0.3m
12 PM 1.7 m
1.5m 11s SSW
16 km/h cross
0.2m
3 PM 1.7 m
1.5m 12s SSW
15 km/h cross
0.7m
6 PM 1.8 m
1.6m 12s SSW
13 km/h cross
0.7m
Best session today
6 AM–8 AM
Offshore 1.6m swell @ 11s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 1.5 3.0 6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM3 AM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 20 40 6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM3 AM

Tide

Low 11:00 AM · 0.1m High 5:00 PM · 0.8m Low 11:00 PM · 0.1m High 5:00 AM · 1.2m
L 11 AM H 5 PM L 11 PM H 5 AM L 12 PM H 6 PM L 12 AM 6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM

7-day outlook

Best days
Wed, Jun 10 Best
1.7–2.0m
Thu, Jun 11 Best
2.0–2.5m
Fri, Jun 12 Best
2.0–2.5m
Sat, Jun 13
1.9–2.1m
Sun, Jun 14
1.9–2.1m
Mon, Jun 15
1.7–2.0m
Tue, Jun 16
1.4–1.7m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
6 AM 1.8m 1.6m SSW 11s 8 ENE off 0.9m
7 AM 1.8m 1.6m SSW 11s 8 ENE off 0.7m
8 AM 1.7m 1.6m SSW 11s 9 NE off 0.5m
9 AM 1.7m 1.5m SSW 11s 10 ENE off 0.3m
10 AM 1.7m 1.5m SSW 11s 13 E off 0.1m
11 AM 1.7m 1.5m SSW 11s 15 E cross 0.1m
12 PM 1.7m 1.5m SSW 11s 16 ESE cross 0.2m
1 PM 1.7m 1.5m SSW 11s 17 ESE cross 0.4m
2 PM 1.7m 1.5m SSW 11s 17 ESE cross 0.5m
3 PM 1.7m 1.5m SSW 12s 15 ESE cross 0.7m
4 PM 1.7m 1.5m SSW 12s 15 ESE cross 0.8m
5 PM 1.7m 1.6m SSW 12s 15 SE cross 0.8m
6 PM 1.8m 1.6m SSW 12s 13 SE cross 0.7m
7 PM 1.8m 1.7m SSW 12s 13 ESE cross 0.5m
8 PM 1.8m 1.7m SSW 12s 14 ESE cross 0.3m
9 PM 1.9m 1.7m SSW 13s 15 ESE cross 0.2m
10 PM 1.9m 1.8m SSW 13s 14 ESE cross 0.1m
11 PM 2.0m 1.8m SSW 13s 15 E cross 0.1m
12 AM 2.0m 1.9m SSW 13s 15 E cross 0.2m
1 AM 2.0m 1.9m SSW 13s 14 E cross 0.4m
2 AM 2.1m 1.9m SSW 13s 13 ESE cross 0.6m
3 AM 2.1m 2.0m SSW 13s 11 E cross 0.9m
4 AM 2.2m 2.0m SSW 13s 9 E cross 1.1m
5 AM 2.2m 2.1m SSW 13s 7 ENE off 1.2m

About Padang Padang

パダンパダンはバリで最も有名なサーフスポットの一つで、多くの人にインドネシアの「パイプライン」と見なされています。この強力なチューブ状の左波は、リーフの上で完璧にブレイクし、短く、激しく、非常にテクニカルな波を提供します。これはエキスパートサーファー向けの波で、挑戦的なテイクオフと深く速いバレルセクションがあります。パダンパダンはブキット半島に位置し、初心者やロングボーダーに適した穏やかなセカンドゾーン「パダンパダンライト」もあり、ピークによって異なるレベルのサーファーにとってダブルの宝石となっています。パダンパダンは、メインピークと「ベイビーパダン」または「パダンライト」と呼ばれるインサイドブレイクの2つの異なるサーフポイントから成り立っています。

Local knowledge

Hazards

これは真剣な波です — 非常に浅く鋭いサンゴ礁の上で重い左のチューブがブレイクし、テイクオフとインサイドセクションは低い潮位でほとんど水がない状態でブレイクしますので、ワイプアウトはリーフとの接触を意味し、このスポットでは壊れたボードやリーフの切り傷、さらにはそれ以上のことが見られます。サイズのあるスウェルがあると、チャンネルを通して強い流れが押し寄せてきますので、ポジションを保つためにそれを読み取る必要があります。また、波が良いときはエリートサーファー(そしてチャンネル内のサーカスのような写真家たち)でラインアップが混雑します。ウニが洞窟の入り口近くのリーフの浅瀬に潜んでいるので、足元に注意してください。

Getting there

ワルンの近くの上部に駐車し、小さな入場料を支払ったら、崖を通る長い階段を下り、ビーチに開く岩の洞窟を通り抜けます。砂浜からは、セットの間の岩の隙間を通ってパドルアウトするタイミングを計りましょう — チャンネルの押しで行く方がずっと簡単です — そして同じチャンネルを使って戻ってきます。大きな日には、入り口の岩は容赦がありません。上部にはリフレッシュメントやラインアップを観察するための視点を提供するワルンやレンタルショップがたくさんあります。

Board

小さい日には、シャープで良くフォイルされたショートボードや良いパフォーマンススラスターがリップの下に入るのに適しています。頭の高さ以上に波が上がったら、ステップアップした引き締まったボードや、急で吸い込むテイクオフのために少し余分なパドルスピードを持った適切なバレルボードを持ってきてください — これは武装が不十分な波ではありません。

Localism

heavy — respect the lineup, locals first.

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Based around the legendary Uluwatu and Padang Padang area, Walkus is well placed to coach you from the basics through to handling the Bukit's punchier reef breaks. A strong option for beginners, improvers, and surfers chasing serious progression.

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Surfing in Bali

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Bali is the beating heart of Indonesian surfing — the island that put the archipelago on the world surf map back in the early 1970s, and still the easiest place on earth to fall in love with riding waves in the tropics. It packs an absurd density of quality breaks into a small island: machine-perfect reef barrels on the Bukit Peninsula, mellow beach breaks on the west coast, and a Bali Sea wave or two over on the east.

✈️Getting there

Bali is the simplest surf destination in Indonesia to reach. Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) in Denpasar handles direct flights from across Asia and Australia, plus connections worldwide via Jakarta, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Doha and beyond. From Australia it's a short hop from Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane.

🛵Getting around

The default surfer transport is a scooter (110–150cc). It's cheap, easy to rent daily or monthly, and lets you slip down narrow Bukit lanes and beat the traffic. Bring or rent a board rack/strap. Wear a helmet, ride sober, and know that traffic is chaotic and Bali's road-accident rate is high — many travellers come unstuck here.

🌤️Climate & season

Bali has two seasons. The dry season runs roughly April to October — sunny, lower humidity, and the prime surf window for the south and west coasts, with consistent groundswell and clean morning offshore winds. This is peak season; expect crowds and book ahead.