# Medewi surf guide

West Bali village with one of the island's longest lefts, a mellow cobblestone point that's great for longboards.

- **Location:** Bali, Indonesia (-8.4180, 114.8070)
- **Best season:** Apr – Oct (April, May, June, July, August, September, October)
- **Water:** 27–29°C (boardshorts)
- **Waves:** Point break
- **Suits:** Beginner, Intermediate surfers
- **Interactive map, stays and what's on:** https://swellcabin.com/town/medewi
- **Feed (new YouTube surf videos and Instagram posts from Medewi):** https://swellcabin.com/town/medewi?feed

## Surf spots

- **Medewi**: Point break, left-hander, all levels, faces SW (offshore wind from the NE), best at mid tide. Suits all levels. (-8.4243, 114.8050)
- **Balian**: Reef break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces SSW (offshore wind from the NNE), best at all tides. Suits all levels. (-8.5059, 114.9651)

## Where to stay

60 places to stay within 10 km. Surf camps: Batu Kayu Surf Lodges, Medewi Surf Villa, Medewi Secret SurfCamp, Medewi Surf Villa Luxury, Wavedance Bali Surfhouse・Cafe, The Anara Surf Camp, Hightide Surfhouse Bali, Dikaloha Medewi Surfcamp. Hostels: Pulukan Pondok Wisata, MADEWITH hostel.

## FAQ

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

The best surf season in Medewi is Apr – Oct (April, May, June, July, August, September, October). The sea ranges from 27°C to 29°C over the year.

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

Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at Medewi's best spot were good or better most often in March (95% of days, 59% great), August (91% of days, 57% great) and October (95% of days, 53% great), and least often in July (69%). From each day's swell and wind (Open-Meteo), rated like Swell Cabin's forecast.

### Do I need a wetsuit in Medewi?

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

### Is Medewi good for beginner surfers?

Yes. Medewi suits beginner and intermediate surfers; spots that work for beginners or all levels include Medewi and Balian.

### What are the surf spots in Medewi?

Medewi has 2 surf spots on Swell Cabin: Medewi (Point break, left-hander, all levels, faces SW (offshore wind from the NE), best at mid tide); Balian (Reef break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces SSW (offshore wind from the NNE), best at all tides).

### Where should surfers stay in Medewi?

Swell Cabin lists 60 places to stay within 10 km of Medewi, including 11 surf camps such as Batu Kayu Surf Lodges, Medewi Surf Villa, Medewi Secret SurfCamp and Medewi Surf Villa Luxury, 2 hostels, 12 guesthouses and homestays, 5 rentals and villas. Each one shows its distance to the nearest surf spot.

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

Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for Medewi and each of its 2 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/medewi: 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 Medewi?

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 Medewi 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 (57 km away).

### Is the Medewi surf forecast checked against measurements?

Yes. The open water off Medewi is checked against the satellite altimeters (Copernicus Marine's near-real-time wave heights): 30 satellite passes within 100 km since 2026-09-26, typically 73 km out, put the forecast wave height within 20% of the measurement 50% of the time after correcting the wave model, which ran 21% low out there (40% before). Of the three wave models compared, ECMWF has been the closest to the satellites here. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00179). Last checked 2026-11-01.

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

Trust in this page's data is low (52/100): 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; 1 open audit warning. 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 Medewi?

Swell Cabin hasn't found a live surf cam it could check in Medewi yet (it only lists cams it has opened); the surf forecast on its page shows the waves this week.

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

Surf schools in and around Medewi include Ayolah Surfing west Bali and surf guide, Sumbul Board Rental and Surf Lesson and Surfing West Bali.