# Keramas surf guide

East Bali's high-performance right-hand reef, best in the wet season, with night surfing under floodlights.

- **Location:** Bali, Indonesia (-8.5940, 115.3390)
- **Best season:** Oct – Mar (October, November, December, January, February, March)
- **Water:** 27–29°C (boardshorts)
- **Waves:** Reef break
- **Suits:** Advanced surfers
- **Interactive map, stays and what's on:** https://swellcabin.com/town/keramas
- **Feed (new YouTube surf videos and Instagram posts from Keramas):** https://swellcabin.com/town/keramas?feed

## Live surf cams

- [Keramas](https://www.surftotal.com/camaras-report/bali-indonesia/bali-keramas-hd): Surftotal, free

## Surf spots

- **Keramas**: Reef break, right-hander, advanced surfers, faces SE (offshore wind from the NW), best at mid to high tide (-8.5989, 115.3400)
- **Ketewel**: Reef break, right-hander, advanced surfers, faces SSE (offshore wind from the NNW), best at high tide, rising. Experts only. (-8.6440, 115.2839)

## Where to stay

634 places to stay within 10 km. Surf camps: Keramas Surf Camp, Klotok Surf Shack - Entire Place, Ware Ware Surf Bungalows. Hostels: Pondok Wisata Wirasuta, Sabua Guest House, Ministry of Beds - DMOB, Obama House, Nuja balinese guesthouse, Cahaya Pusaka Inn.

## FAQ

### When is the best time to surf in Keramas?

The best surf season in Keramas is Oct – Mar (October, November, December, January, February, March). The sea ranges from 27°C to 29°C over the year.

### Which months have the most good surf days in Keramas?

Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at Keramas's best spot were good or better most often in August (74% of days, 29% great), March (66% of days, 25% great) and October (71% of days, 18% great), and least often in November (49%). From each day's swell and wind (Open-Meteo), rated like Swell Cabin's forecast.

### Do I need a wetsuit in Keramas?

Water temperature in Keramas is 27–29°C: boardshorts.

### Is Keramas good for beginner surfers?

Keramas is better for advanced surfers.

### What are the surf spots in Keramas?

Keramas has 2 surf spots on Swell Cabin: Keramas (Reef break, right-hander, advanced surfers, faces SE (offshore wind from the NW), best at mid to high tide); Ketewel (Reef break, right-hander, advanced surfers, faces SSE (offshore wind from the NNW), best at high tide, rising).

### Where should surfers stay in Keramas?

Swell Cabin lists 634 places to stay within 10 km of Keramas, including 3 surf camps such as Keramas Surf Camp, Klotok Surf Shack - Entire Place and Ware Ware Surf Bungalows, 6 hostels, 196 guesthouses and homestays, 98 rentals and villas. Each one shows its distance to the nearest surf spot.

### What is the surf forecast for Keramas this week?

Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for Keramas and each of its 2 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/keramas: each spot rated hour by hour (Flat, Poor, Fair, Good, Great or Epic) from the way its coast faces, the swell, its period, the wind and the tide, with the best time each day and why, the size in surfers' words (e.g. "chest to head high, clean"), tides, and how sure the forecast is (three wave models compared). It is checked live against the nearest buoy and airport wind reports where there are any, and refreshed every few hours (waves from Open-Meteo, wind from MET Norway).

### When is the best tide to surf in Keramas?

It depends on the spot: shallow reefs usually want mid to high tide, most beach breaks work best around mid tide. Swell Cabin's forecast for Keramas weighs each spot's tide hour by hour and shows the best window each day with the high and low tide times, predicted from the Benoa tide gauge (22 km away).

### How reliable is Swell Cabin's information about Keramas?

Trust in this page's data is medium (55/100): the town has not been verified against sources in the last 12 months; 0 of 2 spots fully verified, 2 with a researched tide; season and water temperature checked against measured data; no open audit warnings. How we check: https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-accuracy.md Last checked against sources on 2026-11-05. Every value comes from measured data (Open-Meteo, buoys), open databases (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata) or a published page we opened, never from visitor reports; a daily audit compares them and a weekly evaluation measures the error rate (https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-quality.md).

### Is there a live surf cam in Keramas?

Yes: Keramas on Surftotal (free). Swell Cabin checks these cams regularly.

### Where can I take surf lessons in Keramas?

Surf schools in and around Keramas include Gone Surfin School and Keramas Surf Break.