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Nusa Lembongan surf guide

Small island off Bali with three reefs — Shipwrecks, Lacerations and Playgrounds — and seaweed farms along the shore.

Location
Bali, Indonesia (-8.6800, 115.4500)
Best season
Apr – Oct: April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Water temperature
26–29°C (boardshorts)
Waves
Reef break
Suits
Intermediate, Advanced surfers

Surf spots in Nusa Lembongan

What's on in Nusa Lembongan

Nusa Lembongan's nightlife is chilled island style: sunset bars, hostel pool parties and a few live-music bars around Jungutbatu, Mushroom Bay and Sandy Bay, rather than clubs. No fixed weekly schedule could be confirmed from dated sources.

Updated 2026-11-07.

Where to stay in Nusa Lembongan

699 places to stay within 10 km: 387 hotel, 103 guest house, 51 homestay, 39 resort, 38 villa, 28 holiday rental, 28 hostel, 12 chalet, 7 bed and breakfast, 3 apartment, 2 surf camp, 1 camp site. Compare them by distance to the nearest surf spot on the interactive map.

Surf camps: Ware Ware Surf Bungalow, Mojosurf Camp Nusa Lembongan.

Hostels: Risna Homestay, Uma Hostel, GB hostel, Good Cheer Hostel, Goodcheer Hostel & Backpacker, D'bedji hostel.

Cafés, food and surf shops

32 cafés and bakeries, 213 restaurants and bars, 9 surf schools and 0 surf shops nearby. Surf schools: Monkey Surfing, Kainalu" Shipwrecks VILLA Nusa Lembongan, Lembongan Surf Lesson, Newbro Surfing, Thabu Surf Lessons, Haleiwa surf lesson, We Surf Lembongan, SongLambung Surf Shop.

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to surf in Nusa Lembongan?

The best surf season in Nusa Lembongan is Apr – Oct (April, May, June, July, August, September, October). The sea ranges from 26°C to 29°C over the year.

Which months have the most good surf days in Nusa Lembongan?

Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at Nusa Lembongan's best spot were good or better most often in March (2% of days, 1% great), February (2% of days, 0% great) and May (1% of days, 0% great), and least often in January (0%). From each day's swell and wind (Open-Meteo), rated like Swell Cabin's forecast.

Do I need a wetsuit in Nusa Lembongan?

Water temperature in Nusa Lembongan is 26–29°C: boardshorts.

Is Nusa Lembongan good for beginner surfers?

Nusa Lembongan is better for intermediate and advanced surfers, though Playgrounds and Padangbai can suit all levels on smaller days.

What are the surf spots in Nusa Lembongan?

Nusa Lembongan has 5 surf spots on Swell Cabin: Playgrounds (Reef break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces NNW (offshore wind from the SSE), best at all tides); Lacerations (Reef break, right-hander, advanced surfers, best at mid to high tide); Shipwrecks - Lembongan (Reef break, right-hander, advanced surfers, best at high tide); Ceningan (Point break, left-hander, advanced surfers, best at all tides); Padangbai (Reef break, right-hander, all levels, best at mid tide).

Where should surfers stay in Nusa Lembongan?

Swell Cabin lists 699 places to stay within 10 km of Nusa Lembongan, including 2 surf camps such as Ware Ware Surf Bungalow and Mojosurf Camp Nusa Lembongan, 28 hostels, 154 guesthouses and homestays, 66 rentals and villas. Each one shows its distance to the nearest surf spot.

What is the nightlife like in Nusa Lembongan?

Nusa Lembongan's nightlife is chilled island style: sunset bars, hostel pool parties and a few live-music bars around Jungutbatu, Mushroom Bay and Sandy Bay, rather than clubs. No fixed weekly schedule could be confirmed from dated sources.

What is the surf forecast for Nusa Lembongan this week?

Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for Nusa Lembongan and each of its 5 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/nusa-lembongan: 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 Nusa Lembongan?

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 Nusa Lembongan 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 (27 km away).

How reliable is Swell Cabin's information about Nusa Lembongan?

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 5 spots fully verified, 5 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 Nusa Lembongan?

Swell Cabin hasn't found a live surf cam it could check in Nusa Lembongan 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 Nusa Lembongan?

Surf schools in and around Nusa Lembongan include Monkey Surfing, Kainalu" Shipwrecks VILLA Nusa Lembongan, Lembongan Surf Lesson, Newbro Surfing, Thabu Surf Lessons and Haleiwa surf lesson.

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