🇮🇩 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 12s mixed swell — hitting at the ideal angle — Clean 12mph offshore winds grooming the surface

LOW CONFIDENCEModel-only forecast, no buoy nearby

Why it's FAIR

Swell Direction

Primary swell is 207° — matches the ideal 225° window for this spot

Swell Period

12s — solid groundswell. Waves will have real energy and organization.

Wind

12mph offshore — clean, grooming the wave face

Season

June is peak season for this spot

Data Confidence

Model-only forecast, no buoy nearby

At the Break

5.9ft

LOW CONFIDENCE

Model-only forecast, no buoy nearby

Period

12s

✓ Groundswell

Wind

12mph

OFFSHORE

Water

83°F

Boardshorts

Swell Direction

85%

Wind Direction

100%

Primary Swell

5.7ft @ 11.9s

SSW 207°

Secondary Swell

2.7ft @ 4.9s

SE 145°

10 Day Outlook

6.0ft

TODAY

Jun 14

(17s)

5.4ft

TMRW

Jun 15

(15s)

4.7ft

TUE

Jun 16

(17s)

4.8ft

WED

Jun 17

(17s)

4.7ft

THU

Jun 18

(14s)

4.9ft

FRI

Jun 19

(12s)

4.9ft

SAT

Jun 20

(19s)

4.7ft

SUN

Jun 21

(16s)

4.0ft

MON

Jun 22

(14s)

4.3ft

TUE

Jun 23

(16s)

Best this week: today — 6.0ft

Best next week: SUN Jun 21 — 4.7ft

Incoming Swell Events

Today

moderate

Swell building to 6.0ft @ 17s

Model Breakdown

ECMWF (45%)5.5ft

ICON (35%)6.6ft

GFS (20%)5.5ft

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

Jan

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Best months highlighted · Current: Jun

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.