Padang Padang surf

Padang Padang

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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

Padang Padang é um dos spots de surf mais famosos de Bali, considerado por muitos como o "Pipeline" da Indonésia. Esta poderosa esquerda tubular quebra com perfeição sobre o recife, oferecendo uma onda curta, intensa e altamente técnica. É uma onda para surfistas experientes, com um take-off desafiador e uma seção de tubo profunda e rápida. Padang Padang está localizada na Península de Bukit, e também possui uma segunda zona — Padang Padang Right — que é mais suave e adequada para iniciantes ou longboarders, tornando o lugar uma joia dupla para surfistas de diferentes níveis, dependendo do pico. Padang Padang consiste em 2 pontos de surf distintos: o pico principal e a quebra interna em Padang Padang chamada Baby Padang ou a direita de Padang.

Local knowledge

Hazards

Esta é uma onda séria — uma pesada esquerda tubular sobre um recife de coral muito raso e afiado, com o take-off e a seção interna quebrando em água quase suficiente em marés baixas, então quedas significam contato com o recife e o local já viu pranchas quebradas, cortes de recife e pior. Em qualquer swell com tamanho, há uma corrente forte passando pelo canal que você precisa ler para se manter posicionado, e a lineup fica cheia de surfistas de elite (e um circo de fotógrafos no canal) quando está bom. Ouriços do mar se escondem nas rasas do recife perto da entrada da caverna, então preste atenção onde pisa.

Getting there

Estacione no topo perto dos warungs e pague a pequena taxa de entrada, depois desça a longa escada pela falésia e passe pela caverna de rocha que se abre para a praia. Da areia, sincronize seu paddle-out pela abertura nas rochas do interior entre as séries — é muito mais fácil na pressão do canal — e use esse mesmo canal para voltar; em um dia grande, as rochas na entrada são implacáveis. Há muitos warungs e locações no topo para refrescos e um ponto de vista para observar a lineup antes de se comprometer.

Board

Nos dias menores, uma prancha curta afiada e bem moldada ou um bom thruster de performance funciona para entrar na onda. Assim que a onda atingir a altura da cabeça ou mais, traga uma prancha step-up com um pouco mais de velocidade de paddle para o take-off íngreme e sugador — esta não é uma onda para estar subdimensionado.

Localism

heavy — respect the lineup, locals first.

Where to go now

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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.