🇮🇩 BUKIT PENINSULA, BALI

Padang Padang

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

SMALL

Live Conditions

Conditions Summary

Good 5ft waves — but short 8s period indicates wind swell, expect choppy conditions — but swell direction is marginal for this spot — Clean 11mph offshore winds grooming the surface

LOW CONFIDENCEModel-only forecast, no buoy nearby

Why it's SMALL

Swell Direction

Primary swell is 148° — wrong angle. This spot needs 225° swells to break properly.

Swell Period

8s — short-period swell. Waves will have less power than a true groundswell.

Wind

11mph offshore — clean, grooming the wave face

Season

July is peak season for this spot

Data Confidence

Model-only forecast, no buoy nearby

At the Break

5.3ft

LOW CONFIDENCE

Model-only forecast, no buoy nearby

Period

Mid-period

Wind

11mph

OFFSHORE

Water

80°F

Boardshorts

Swell Direction

35%

Wind Direction

85%

Primary Swell

5.9ft @ 6.1s

SSE 148°

Secondary Swell

2.2ft @ 13.5s

SW 217°

10 Day Outlook

5.2ft

TODAY

Jul 28

(16s)

4.9ft

TMRW

Jul 29

(15s)

4.9ft

THU

Jul 30

(19s)

4.9ft

FRI

Jul 31

(18s)

4.5ft

SAT

Aug 1

(18s)

4.9ft

SUN

Aug 2

(17s)

4.9ft

MON

Aug 3

(15s)

4.6ft

TUE

Aug 4

(14s)

5.1ft

WED

Aug 5

(19s)

6.3ft

THU

Aug 6

(18s)

Best this week: THU Jul 30 — 4.9ft

Best next week: THU Aug 6 — 6.3ft

Incoming Swell Events

Today

moderate

Swell building to 5.2ft @ 16s

Model Breakdown

ECMWF (45%)4.5ft

ICON (35%)6.4ft

GFS (20%)5.1ft

Model confidence45%

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

Jan

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Best months highlighted · Current: Jul

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.