🇮🇩 BUKIT PENINSULA, BALI

Padang Padang

Bali's most perfect left — the Rip Curl Cup venue under the cliffs

FIRING

Live Conditions

Conditions Summary

Good 8ft waves — with solid 13s groundswell — hitting at the ideal angle — Clean 3mph offshore winds grooming the surface — Note: this is outside the peak season for this spot

LOW CONFIDENCEModel-only forecast, no buoy nearby

Why it's FIRING

Swell Direction

Primary swell is 206° — matches the ideal 225° window for this spot

Swell Period

13s — strong, long-period groundswell. Maximum wave power and quality.

Wind

3mph offshore — clean, grooming the wave face

Season

October is off-season — rare for this spot to get quality waves

Data Confidence

Model-only forecast, no buoy nearby

At the Break

7.7ft

LOW CONFIDENCE

Model-only forecast, no buoy nearby

Period

13s

✓ Groundswell

Wind

3mph

OFFSHORE

Water

83°F

Boardshorts

Swell Direction

85%

Wind Direction

100%

Primary Swell

8.1ft @ 10.7s

SSW 206°

Secondary Swell

0.8ft @ 4.8s

SW 230°

10 Day Outlook

7.3ft

TODAY

Oct 24

(16s)

6.0ft

TMRW

Oct 25

(14s)

5.8ft

MON

Oct 26

(13s)

4.7ft

TUE

Oct 27

(12s)

3.7ft

WED

Oct 28

(12s)

3.2ft

THU

Oct 29

(15s)

3.1ft

FRI

Oct 30

(17s)

3.4ft

SAT

Oct 31

(15s)

4.1ft

SUN

Nov 1

(13s)

4.4ft

MON

Nov 2

(13s)

Best this week: today — 7.3ft

Best next week: SAT Oct 31 — 3.4ft

Incoming Swell Events

Today

solid

Swell building to 7.3ft @ 16s

Model Breakdown

ECMWF (45%)7.5ft

ICON (35%)8.2ft

GFS (20%)7.2ft

Model confidence65%

Updated every 30 mins · Open-Meteo ECMWF + ICON + GFS

About

Padang Padang is a short but incredibly perfect left-hand reef break on the Bukit Peninsula — famous for its impossibly hollow barrel and the dramatic cliff-lined entry through a cave. It hosted the Rip Curl Cup invitational for decades and consistently produces some of the most photographed waves in surfing.

The Break

The main left — enters through a cave in the cliff, barrels hard over the reef.

Ideal Conditions

5-8ft SW swell, SE trade wind offshores, mid to high tide

Best Months

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Best months highlighted · Current: Oct

Trip Planner

Bukit Peninsula Weekend

Weekend · 3 Days

Friday

Fly into Denpasar (DPS), 45min drive to Uluwatu area. Stay near Padang Padang. Sunset session at Uluwatu.

Saturday

Dawn Padang Padang — enter through the cave, line up on the reef. Afternoon at Impossibles or Bingin.

Sunday

Morning surf at Balangan or Dreamland. Drive back to DPS.

Bali Bukit Surf Safari

Full Week · 7 Days

Day 1

Arrive Bali, drive to Bukit. Sunset at Uluwatu temple.

Day 2

Padang Padang full day when tide is right.

Day 3

Uluwatu (already in catalog) — long left around the cliff.

Day 4

Bingin and Impossibles — two excellent waves within walking distance.

Day 5

Rest day or surf Nusa Dua for something different.

Day 6

Back to Padang Padang for a final concentrated session.

Day 7

Fly home from Denpasar.

Local Knowledge

Enter through the cave in the cliff — it's the only access, and it's tight at high tide.

Padang Padang is short and powerful — get in position early and be patient.

The wave needs bigger swell to break properly — Bingin works on smaller days.

The whole Bukit Peninsula is packed with world-class waves within a few km of each other.

Sunset at Uluwatu temple is one of the most spectacular in the world — don't miss it.