Photo: Kristin Wilson / UnsplashAll-level surf, boardshorts water year-round, quiet nomad scene.
surf-townlaid-back
Data updated
At a glance
Peak seasonYear-round98% surfable at peak
SuitsAll levels4 known spots
Boardlongboard · bothbreak type not yet verified
Water26.4–30.2°CBoardshorts most of the year
Internet—no town-level measurement
Cost / mo$980+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
4 spots within 25 km · 4 with own season dataspot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data
Hazards
Spot details
- Nungas0.4 km
- Lakey Peak0.8 km
- Lakey Pipe1.2 km
- Periscopes1.6 km
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All places (1)
Cafés1 listed
- Banyumas Cafe n RestoView on Google
The surf year
Best window Year-round · 12 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 94%Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Year-round · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
98peak · Mar
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
midmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmid
Wind ok
83%88%96%89%56%50%37%45%59%62%77%78%
Water
30°30°30°30°29°28°27°26°27°29°30°30°
Barsless surfablemore
WaterBoardshorts24°+
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
| Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 68% | 78% | 82% | 86% | 77% | 74% | 67% | 64% | 65% | 68% | 88% | 75% |
| Intermediate | 95% | 97% | 98% | 98% | 96% | 95% | 91% | 92% | 96% | 86% | 96% | 90% |
| Advanced | 90% | 91% | 85% | 92% | 95% | 98% | 97% | 95% | 91% | 81% | 85% | 85% |
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Working from here
no known coworking · from $650 a month · leans quietInternet speedmedian download · Ookla—
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party10 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$650–$1,240
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $980–$1,680
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
Monthly-stay searches for Hu'u.We link out — we don't book. Prices and availability live on Agoda, Booking.com and Airbnb. Some links may earn SurfBase a commission — the advice stays free and unchanged.
Getting there
Nearest airportSultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport
CodeBMU
Distance45 km
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Sources & confidence
AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction