🇮🇩 BUKIT PENINSULA, BALI

Padang Padang

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

FAIR

Live Conditions

Conditions Summary

Good 6ft waves — with 13s mixed swell — hitting at the ideal angle — Clean 15mph 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 FAIR

Swell Direction

Primary swell is 215° — matches the ideal 225° window for this spot

Swell Period

13s — solid groundswell. Waves will have real energy and organization.

Wind

15mph offshore — clean, grooming the wave face

Season

September is shoulder season — spot can still work but swells are less consistent

Data Confidence

Model-only forecast, no buoy nearby

At the Break

5.6ft

LOW CONFIDENCE

Model-only forecast, no buoy nearby

Period

13s

✓ Groundswell

Wind

15mph

OFFSHORE

Water

81°F

Boardshorts

Swell Direction

100%

Wind Direction

100%

Primary Swell

4.0ft @ 10.0s

SW 215°

Secondary Swell

3.0ft @ 16.9s

SW 226°

10 Day Outlook

5.3ft

TODAY

Sep 12

(20s)

6.0ft

TMRW

Sep 13

(19s)

5.9ft

MON

Sep 14

(16s)

5.2ft

TUE

Sep 15

(15s)

5.1ft

WED

Sep 16

(15s)

5.3ft

THU

Sep 17

(15s)

4.9ft

FRI

Sep 18

(16s)

4.3ft

SAT

Sep 19

(18s)

5.2ft

SUN

Sep 20

(18s)

5.2ft

MON

Sep 21

(15s)

Best this week: tmrw — 6.0ft

Best next week: SUN Sep 20 — 5.2ft

Incoming Swell Events

Today

moderate

Swell building to 5.3ft @ 20s

Model Breakdown

ECMWF (45%)5.8ft

ICON (35%)5.8ft

GFS (20%)5.0ft

Model confidence80%

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: Sep

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.