Senggigi Beach 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 Fri 08 May (range 1.1m). 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.

Senggigi runs along Lombok's northwest coast for approximately 10 km, a sequence of small bays and headlands that makes up the island's main resort strip. The name applies loosely to the entire stretch from Mangsit in the north to Batu Layar in the south, with the densest concentration of accommodation and restaurants in the central section around the main beach and the strip south to Batu Bolong. Senggigi sits on the Lombok Strait, the channel between Lombok and Bali, and the tidal and oceanographic dynamics of the strait are part of the daily backdrop. The Balinese volcanic skyline is the view from every beach on the strip: Gunung Agung (3,142 m, Bali's highest peak) is visible on the western horizon on clear mornings and evenings, along with the lower profile of the Batur caldera to the north. On days with exceptional clarity — particularly after rain clears the air — Agung's profile is sharp enough to see the summit caldera. The tidal regime is semidiurnal, spring range approximately 2.0 m. The spring-neap cycle at Senggigi produces a noticeable beach-width change: at low spring water (approaching 0.1–0.2 m above Chart Datum), the beach at the main Senggigi central bay widens to 30–40 m of sand and tidal flat; at high spring the beach narrows to 10–15 m. The sand here is coarser than the white beach of the Gili Islands — the volcanic geology of Lombok produces darker, slightly grey-brown sand that is characteristic of the island's west coast. The Batu Bolong Temple (Pura Batu Bolong) sits on a small rocky headland 3 km south of the main Senggigi strip, connected to the road by a short causeway. The temple is built over the natural hole (batu bolong = hollow stone) in the coastal rock platform, through which the sea passes at high water. At spring low tide, the rock platform around the temple base is exposed by 0.6–0.8 m and is accessible on foot; the hole in the rock is fully visible and the structure of the platform is clear. At high spring water, the sea covers the platform to mid-calf depth. The temple is active and visitors are expected to wear a sarong; sarong rental is available at the entrance. The Pura Batu Bolong sunset is one of Senggigi's standard photographic subjects — the temple on its rock, silhouetted against the Bali skyline and the Lombok Strait, works best when low tide exposes the platform in the foreground and the light catches Agung in the background. The predicted sunset time and the predicted low-water time determine whether this combination is achievable on a given day; in practice the alignment works best when the low falls within two hours of local sunset. Shore fishing from the headlands between the Senggigi bays is productive for small reef fish, jack, and occasional barracuda on the tidal current. The incoming flood tide is the standard productive window — the current around the headland structures activates feeding. Boat fishing operates from Senggigi pier primarily for skipjack and yellowfin tuna on the Lombok Strait; the tuna runs are seasonal (June–September on the SE trade current). Kayaking from Senggigi's central beach is practical in calm weather; the SE trade wind (May–September) creates a reliable afternoon chop on the strait that makes afternoon paddles back to the beach a workout against wind and wave. Morning paddles in the SE trade season are smooth. The snorkelling at the reef off the headland between Senggigi and the Gili Indah village to the north (known locally as the Senggigi Reef) is accessible by paddling 300 m from the main beach; depth over the coral is 1.0–3.0 m at mid-to-high tide. 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 official Indonesian tide tables.