Kuta Lombok tide times

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.

Model-derived from a global ocean grid. Useful indication; expect about ±45 minutes on average vs. a local harmonic gauge, individual stations vary widely. See /methodology for per-region detail. Not for navigation.

Conditions as of 06:00 local time. Refreshes daily.

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.

The angler tradition for major/minor fishing windows: major ≈3-hour windows around moon transit and opposition; minor ≈2-hour windows around moonrise and moonset. Times are Asia/Makassar local. Folk tradition, not a scientific forecast.

Next spring tide on Sat 09 May (range 1.3m). Last neap on Thu 07 May. Next neap on Mon 11 May.

Spring tides cluster around new and full moons (biggest swings). Neap tides land on quarter moons (smallest swings). See the spring tide and neap tide glossary entries for the why.

Kuta Lombok is on the south coast of the island, facing the Indian Ocean directly — a different world from the north-coast Gili Islands circuit and separated from it by Lombok's central volcanic spine. The landscape is the first thing to register: rugged volcanic headlands alternating with wide, horseshoe bays of white sand, fishing villages with outrigger fishing boats pulled above the high-water line, and the Indian Ocean horizon unobstructed in every direction to the south. The spring tidal range here reaches 3.0–3.5 m, significantly larger than the north-coast Lombok Strait side, because the south coast has direct Indian Ocean exposure and the full tidal signal propagates without the geometric constraints that apply in the strait. The wide sandy flats at Kuta Bay expose dramatically at low spring water — the beach extends 80–100 m from the vegetation line to the waterline at the lowest predicted lows. The surf breaks that define Kuta Lombok's reputation among wave-riders are tide-sensitive in the way all reef breaks are. The four main breaks in the immediate Kuta area — Seger, Are Guling (known locally as the Ekas Right and the Grupuk Inside and Outside, depending on reference), and the beach breaks at Kuta Bay — shift in character with the tidal state. Seger reef, the most consistent break east of the main bay, works best from mid-tide up on the flood, when 1.0–1.5 m of water covers the reef and allows clean takeoffs. At low spring (below 0.5 m), Seger is too shallow for all but the smallest swells. Mawi, 10 km west of Kuta along a rough coast track, is one of the heaviest and most respected breaks in Indonesia — a left-hand reef break that breaks over sharp volcanic rock. Mawi is accessible only at high-to-mid tide; at low spring the approach channel is impassable and the reef itself is exposed on the inner section. Visitors should be experienced surfers and be aware that Mawi is remote — the nearest medical facilities with any capacity are in Praya, 25 km north. The Mandalika Special Economic Zone development has changed Kuta's character since 2017. The Pertamina Mandalika Circuit — a 4.3 km MotoGP-standard racing circuit built directly behind Seger Beach — held its first MotoGP round in 2022. The circuit has brought significant infrastructure investment to the area: the main road along the south coast improved markedly, accommodation capacity increased, and access to previously remote bays (Selong Belanak, 20 km west) improved. The development also brought displacement of some traditional fishing communities; the tidal fishing practices of Seger village are less visible now than they were before construction. Shore fishing from the rocky headlands east of Kuta Bay is productive for trevally, mackerel, and occasional bluefin tuna that run close to the south coast in the SE trade season (June–September). The flood tide across the rocky points at the east end of Kuta Bay — accessible on foot at low water, impassable at high spring — is the standard casting window. Anglers work the current seams around the exposed headland rocks during the flood. The angler tradition that scores fishing days by the lunar cycle rates the three days either side of the full and new moon most highly; those periods align with the spring tides that produce the most current on the Kuta headlands. Kuta Bay beach itself is a family beach — the bay is sheltered by headlands on both sides and produces gentle surf in the centre even when the reef breaks outside are active. At high spring the bay is deep enough for swimming close to the beach; at low spring the inner tidal flat exposes 50–60 m and the swimming zone retreats to the outer bay. Tide predictions here are from Open-Meteo Marine, a gridded global ocean model, accuracy ±45 min / ±0.2–0.3 m. BIG (Badan Informasi Geospasial) publishes the authoritative Indonesian tide tables.