Padang Padang
ExpertSurf report
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.7 m | 1.3m 12s SSW | 7 km/h off | -0.2m |
| 9 AM | 1.7 m | 1.4m 13s SSW | 15 km/h cross | 1.0m |
| 12 PM | 1.7 m | 1.3m 13s SW | 18 km/h cross | 1.0m |
| 3 PM | 1.7 m | 1.2m 13s SW | 18 km/h cross | -0.4m |
| 6 PM | 1.7 m | 1.3m 13s SSW | 16 km/h cross | -0.8m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.6 m | 1.3m 13s SW | 8 km/h cross | -0.4m |
| 9 AM | 1.6 m | 1.3m 13s SW | 9 km/h cross | 0.8m |
| 12 PM | 1.6 m | 1.3m 13s SW | 15 km/h cross | 1.2m |
| 3 PM | 1.6 m | 1.3m 13s SW | 15 km/h cross | -0.2m |
| 6 PM | 1.6 m | 1.3m 13s SW | 15 km/h cross | -0.9m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.6 m | 1.4m 13s SW | 9 km/h off | -0.6m |
| 9 AM | 1.6 m | 1.4m 13s SW | 9 km/h off | 0.5m |
| 12 PM | 1.6 m | 1.5m 13s SW | 19 km/h cross | 1.2m |
| 3 PM | 1.7 m | 1.5m 13s SW | 17 km/h cross | 0.1m |
| 6 PM | 1.7 m | 1.6m 13s SSW | 16 km/h cross | -0.9m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.9 m | 1.6m 12s SSW | 2 km/h off | -0.7m |
| 9 AM | 1.9 m | 1.6m 12s SSW | 6 km/h off | 0.2m |
| 12 PM | 1.9 m | 1.6m 12s SSW | 16 km/h cross | 1.2m |
| 3 PM | 1.9 m | 1.6m 12s SSW | 16 km/h cross | 0.3m |
| 6 PM | 2.0 m | 1.6m 12s SSW | 16 km/h cross | -0.8m |
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| Time | Wave | Swell | Period | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 AM | 1.8m | 1.2m SSW | 12s | 12 ESE cross | 0.7m |
| 1 AM | 1.8m | 1.2m SSW | 12s | 11 ESE cross | 0.4m |
| 2 AM | 1.8m | 1.2m SSW | 12s | 12 ESE cross | 0.1m |
| 3 AM | 1.7m | 1.2m SSW | 12s | 11 ESE cross | -0.3m |
| 4 AM | 1.7m | 1.3m SSW | 12s | 9 ESE cross | -0.5m |
| 5 AM | 1.7m | 1.3m SSW | 12s | 8 E off | -0.5m |
| 6 AM | 1.7m | 1.3m SSW | 12s | 7 E off | -0.2m |
| 7 AM | 1.7m | 1.3m SSW | 13s | 8 E off | 0.2m |
| 8 AM | 1.7m | 1.4m SSW | 13s | 11 E cross | 0.6m |
| 9 AM | 1.7m | 1.4m SSW | 13s | 15 ESE cross | 1.0m |
| 10 AM | 1.7m | 1.3m SSW | 13s | 18 ESE cross | 1.2m |
| 11 AM | 1.7m | 1.3m SSW | 13s | 19 ESE cross | 1.2m |
| 12 PM | 1.7m | 1.3m SW | 13s | 18 ESE cross | 1.0m |
| 1 PM | 1.7m | 1.2m SW | 13s | 18 ESE cross | 0.6m |
| 2 PM | 1.7m | 1.2m SW | 13s | 18 ESE cross | 0.1m |
| 3 PM | 1.7m | 1.2m SW | 13s | 18 ESE cross | -0.4m |
| 4 PM | 1.7m | 1.2m SW | 13s | 18 ESE cross | -0.8m |
| 5 PM | 1.7m | 1.3m SSW | 13s | 17 ESE cross | -1.0m |
| 6 PM | 1.7m | 1.3m SSW | 13s | 16 ESE cross | -0.8m |
| 7 PM | 1.7m | 1.3m SSW | 13s | 14 ESE cross | -0.5m |
| 8 PM | 1.7m | 1.3m SSW | 13s | 15 ESE cross | -0.0m |
| 9 PM | 1.7m | 1.3m SSW | 13s | 16 ESE cross | 0.5m |
| 10 PM | 1.7m | 1.3m SW | 13s | 17 ESE cross | 0.8m |
| 11 PM | 1.7m | 1.3m SW | 13s | 15 ESE cross | 1.0m |
About Padang Padang
Padang Padang is one of Bali's most famous surf spots, considered by many to be the "Pipeline" of Indonesia. This powerful tubular left breaks with perfection over reef, offering a short, intense, and highly technical wave. It's a wave for expert surfers, with a challenging take-off and a deep, fast barrel section. Padang Padang is located on the Bukit Peninsula, and it also has a second zone β Padang Padang Right β which is mellower and suitable for beginners or longboarders, making the place a double gem for surfers of different levels, depending on the peak. Padang Padang consists of 2 distinct surf points: the main peak and the inside break at Padang Padang called Baby Padang or the Padang right.
Local knowledge
This is a serious wave β a heavy left tubing over a very shallow, sharp coral reef, with the take-off and inside section breaking in barely enough water at lower tides, so wipeouts mean reef contact and the spot has seen broken boards, reef cuts and worse. On any swell with size there's a strong current pushing through the channel that you have to read to stay positioned, and the lineup gets packed with elite surfers (and a circus of photographers in the channel) when it's on. Sea urchins lurk in the reef shallows near the cave entry, so watch where you step.
Park up top near the warungs and pay the small entry fee, then walk down the long stairway through the cliff and squeeze through the rock cave that opens onto the beach. From the sand, time your paddle-out through the gap in the rocks on the inside between sets β it's far easier on the push of the channel β and use that same channel to get back in; on a big day the rocks at the entry are unforgiving. Plenty of warungs and rentals up top for refreshments and a vantage point to watch the lineup before you commit.
On the smaller days a sharp, well-foiled shortboard or a good performance thruster works for getting under the lip. Once it jumps to head-high and over, bring a pulled-in step-up or a proper barrel board with a bit of extra paddle speed for the steep, sucky take-off β this is not a wave to be under-gunned on.
heavy β respect the lineup, locals first.
Where to go now
Padang Padang vs. nearby, live| Spot | Surf | Swell | Wind | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padang Padang Best now this spot | 1.8m | 1.2m 12s | 12 cross | Epic |
| 1 km away | 1.8m | 1.2m 12s | 12 cross | Epic |
| 1 km away | 1.8m | 1.2m 12s | 12 cross | Epic |
| 2 km away | 1.8m | 1.2m 12s | 12 cross | Epic |
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Surf schools & local guides near Padang Padang
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Froggy Surf School Bali
β 5.0Jl. Pantai Bingin, Pecatu, Kec. Kuta Sel., Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80364, Indonesia
A hugely popular fixture near the Bukit's famous Padang Padang, Froggy has the experience and crowd-pleasing reputation to take you from your very first pop-up to confident lineups. Suits everyone from total beginners to surfers ready to step up to stronger waves.
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WALKUS SURF SCHOOL ULUWATU
β 5.0Jl. Labuansait, Pecatu, Kec. Kuta Sel., Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia
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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Moana Surf School
β 5.0Kec, Jl. Labuansait No.10b, Pecatu, Kec. Kuta Sel., Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia
With an ocean-loving name and a home near Padang Padang, Moana offers approachable lessons that ease you into Bali's waves and help you build toward the area's more exciting peaks. Good for beginners through intermediate surfers, with room to push further.
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Color of Life Surf School
β 5.0thomas beach, Pecatu, South Kuta, Uluwatu, Bali 80361, Indonesia
Color of Life keeps a warm, soulful feel near the Padang Padang surf, guiding you from the gentle inside whitewater up to cleaner outside waves. A welcoming spot for beginners and intermediate surfers finding their rhythm.
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Hawaii Surf Bali βSurf School in Uluwatu
β 5.0Jl. Pantai Bingin, Pecatu, Kec. Kuta Sel., Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia
With island-surf spirit baked into the name, Hawaii Surf Bali sits in the heart of the Uluwatu zone and can take you from first paddles toward the Bukit's renowned reefs. Suits beginners through to surfers eyeing more advanced waves.
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Makai Surf Bali - Surf School in Uluwatu
β 5.0Jl. Suara Ombak No.2, Pecatu, Kec. Kuta Sel., Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia
Makai β 'toward the sea' β points you straight at the Uluwatu lineups, offering lessons that grow with you from the basics to the area's heavier reef breaks. A great fit for learners and improvers ready to chase bigger goals.
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Surfing in Bali
Full Bali surf guide βBali is the beating heart of Indonesian surfing β 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.
βοΈGetting 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.
π΅Getting around
The default surfer transport is a scooter (110β150cc). 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 β many travellers come unstuck here.
π€οΈClimate & season
Bali has two seasons. The dry season runs roughly April to October β 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.