Widely regarded as one of the longest and most perfect left-hand barrels on the planet, with rides of 150-300 metres over a shallow reef at the far southwestern tip of Lombok. It became legendary among traveling surfers in the 1990s for delivering some of the longest tube rides ever recorded, but is notoriously fickle, needing a solid SW groundswell to turn on. Expert-only, due to the shallow reef and speed of the wave; the most consistent season is May, during the dry-season SE trades.
🌡️ ~28.9°C now · boardshorts or a rashguard, no wetsuit needed
Beginner: not suitable for this level
Intermediate: not suitable for this level
Advanced: Feb, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
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Beginner: not suitable for this level
Intermediate: not suitable for this level
Advanced: Feb, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
All-time average wind & swell
Dashed line marks Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko)'s known offshore direction. Bright arrow is the all-time average swell direction, colored arrow is the all-time average wind direction at 14 km/h — hover or tap either arrow for exact values.
Monthly avg wave height (ft)
Monthly avg wind speed (km/h)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 30° |
Averages from 3 years of daily wave, wind and water temperature data — what a typical year looks like, not a forecast.
Waves average 5.4 ft (1.6 m), with onshore winds around 11 km/h from the W. Water is ~29°C: boardshorts or a rashguard, no wetsuit needed. Not one of the standout months for any level.
Waves average 5.7 ft (1.7 m), with cross-onshore winds around 13 km/h from the NW. Water is ~29°C: boardshorts or a rashguard, no wetsuit needed. A best month for advanced surfers.
Waves average 5.4 ft (1.6 m), with cross-onshore winds around 10 km/h from the NW. Water is ~30°C: boardshorts or a rashguard, no wetsuit needed. Not one of the standout months for any level.
Waves average 5.5 ft (1.7 m), with cross-offshore winds around 10 km/h from the SE. Water is ~30°C: boardshorts or a rashguard, no wetsuit needed. Not one of the standout months for any level.
Waves average 5.6 ft (1.7 m), with cross-offshore winds around 15 km/h from the SE. Water is ~29°C: boardshorts or a rashguard, no wetsuit needed. A best month for advanced surfers.
Waves average 6.3 ft (1.9 m), with cross-offshore winds around 17 km/h from the SE. Water is ~29°C: boardshorts or a rashguard, no wetsuit needed. A best month for advanced surfers.
Waves average 6.6 ft (2.0 m), with cross-offshore winds around 19 km/h from the SE. Water is ~28°C: boardshorts or a rashguard, no wetsuit needed. A best month for advanced surfers.
Waves average 6.5 ft (2.0 m), with cross-offshore winds around 18 km/h from the SE. Water is ~27°C: boardshorts or a rashguard, no wetsuit needed. A best month for advanced surfers.
Waves average 6.1 ft (1.9 m), with cross-offshore winds around 16 km/h from the SE. Water is ~28°C: boardshorts or a rashguard, no wetsuit needed. A best month for advanced surfers.
Waves average 5.8 ft (1.8 m), with cross-offshore winds around 13 km/h from the SE. Water is ~29°C: boardshorts or a rashguard, no wetsuit needed. A best month for advanced surfers.
Waves average 4.7 ft (1.4 m), with cross-onshore winds around 10 km/h from the S. Water is ~30°C: boardshorts or a rashguard, no wetsuit needed. Not one of the standout months for any level.
Waves average 5.4 ft (1.6 m), with onshore winds around 12 km/h from the W. Water is ~30°C: boardshorts or a rashguard, no wetsuit needed. Not one of the standout months for any level.
For advanced surfers: Feb, May–Oct. The biggest waves come in July, averaging 6.6 ft (2.0 m), and the smallest in November, at 4.7 ft (1.4 m).
It ranges from ~27°C in August to ~30°C in December, averaged over 3 years of daily readings.
Year-round (~27-30°C): boardshorts or a rashguard, no wetsuit needed.
Not really: Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) is best suited to advanced surfers.
The nearest airport is LOP, and the nearest town is Sekotong, Lombok, Indonesia.
