Surf Camps in Lombok, Indonesia: 14 Compared (2026)
Compare 14 surf camps in Lombok, Indonesia: rated 4.8/5, 4-6ft swell. Intermediate waves: Apr-Oct. Ratings, surf conditions and season side by side.
Meals included at 13 of the 13 camps that state it (1 full board). Yoga offered at 12 camps. Video analysis of your surfing at 8 camps. As stated on each camp’s own website.
When to go: waves by month
How often each surf town here has waves for each level, month by month, 1995–2025. First lessons happen in the whitewater near the shore, so they are said in words; the other levels are named by what you can do and the size of the wave on the body. What’s my level? · How we calculate this
Kuta (Lombok) · 9 camps
First lessons (whitewater near the shore): No learner data: no beach or learner reef on our spot list for this town.
| % of days | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First lessons | no data | |||||||||||
| Beginner (green waves) | no data | |||||||||||
| Intermediate | 45% | 45% | 42% | 52% | 65% | 72% | 77% | 77% | 73% | 54% | 33% | 36% |
| Advanced | 14% | 16% | 11% | 17% | 34% | 49% | 57% | 49% | 41% | 19% | 6% | 9% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): no data · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): most days in Apr–Oct · Advanced (head high and up): most days in Jul
Model estimate: no suitable buoy within 50 km to check it against.
Gerupuk · 2 camps
First lessons (whitewater near the shore): Almost every day, all year.
| % of days | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First lessons | 99% | 96% | 100% | 99% | 98% | 97% | 94% | 95% | 96% | 98% | 100% | 99% |
| Too small | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Too big | 1% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 1% |
| Beginner (green waves) | 52% | 53% | 54% | 43% | 26% | 18% | 10% | 13% | 19% | 40% | 63% | 62% |
| Intermediate | 47% | 46% | 45% | 55% | 68% | 73% | 76% | 78% | 74% | 58% | 37% | 37% |
| Advanced | 14% | 16% | 13% | 21% | 39% | 54% | 60% | 52% | 45% | 22% | 8% | 10% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): most days in Nov–Mar · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): most days in Apr–Oct · Advanced (head high and up): most days in Jun–Aug
Model estimate: no suitable buoy within 50 km to check it against.
Ekas · 1 camp
First lessons (whitewater near the shore): Almost every day, all year.
| % of days | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First lessons | 100% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Too small | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Too big | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Beginner (green waves) | 92% | 89% | 94% | 89% | 73% | 59% | 52% | 62% | 68% | 85% | 96% | 94% |
| Intermediate | 48% | 47% | 46% | 57% | 75% | 83% | 91% | 87% | 81% | 60% | 37% | 37% |
| Advanced | 14% | 16% | 13% | 21% | 39% | 54% | 60% | 52% | 45% | 22% | 8% | 10% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): most days, all year · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): most days in Apr–Oct · Advanced (head high and up): most days in Jun–Aug
Model estimate: no suitable buoy within 50 km to check it against.
Gili Trawangan · 1 camp
First lessons (whitewater near the shore): No learner data: no beach or learner reef on our spot list for this town.
| % of days | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First lessons | no data | |||||||||||
| Beginner (green waves) | no data | |||||||||||
| Intermediate | 4% | 5% | 5% | 9% | 17% | 26% | 34% | 30% | 31% | 14% | 3% | 3% |
| Advanced | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 6% | 6% | 2% | 0% | 0% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): no data · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): no month on most days · Advanced (head high and up): no month on most days
Model estimate: no suitable buoy within 50 km to check it against.
Selong Belanak · 1 camp
First lessons (whitewater near the shore): No learner data: no beach or learner reef on our spot list for this town.
| % of days | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First lessons | no data | |||||||||||
| Beginner (green waves) | no data | |||||||||||
| Intermediate | 70% | 65% | 67% | 74% | 68% | 60% | 57% | 68% | 72% | 72% | 63% | 61% |
| Advanced | 38% | 39% | 35% | 46% | 63% | 73% | 82% | 80% | 70% | 48% | 25% | 28% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): no data · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): most days, all year · Advanced (head high and up): most days in May–Sep
Model estimate: no suitable buoy within 50 km to check it against.
Days that miss first lessons are too small when every learner spot is under 0.5 m, and too big when none is in the 0.5–2 m band and one is above it. The other levels are read on the face of the wave at its peak: beginner on green waves 0.6–1.2 m, intermediate 1.2–2 m, advanced 1.5 m and up.
What a surf week costs in Lombok
From IDR 8,200,000 to IDR 25,000,000 per person, median IDR 18,500,000, across the 5 of 14 camps that publish a week with surf lessons included (each camp’s lowest).
Lowest published surf weeks
- Kubu Surf Camp · from IDR 8,200,000 (6 nights · private room · breakfast · 4 surf lessons · board and wetsuit)
- Surf & Yoga Lombok · from IDR 13,480,000 (7 nights · shared room · half board · 6 surf lessons · board and wetsuit)
- Drop In Lombok · from IDR 18,500,000 (7 nights · shared room · daily surf lessons)
Figures from each camp’s own site, with the date on its page. Room, season and what is included differ, so compare the package, not only the price.
1. OlaOla Lombok
★ 4.4/5 (316 reviews)
A small guesthouse in Selong Belanak, south Lombok, a short walk from the beach, with a pool, a restaurant open for dinner and basic or superior rooms, the superior ones with air conditioning. Its surf school gives lessons for all levels on Selong Belanak beach and offers guiding to nearby breaks such as Mawi; yoga and pilates run six days a week.
2. Kubu Surf Camp
Surf school running surf camps on Gili Trawangan since 2017, whose guests stay at Rumah Canaria, in the quiet north of the island: 6 deluxe AC bungalows and 4 traditional bamboo bungalows with fan or AC, all private rooms with private bathrooms, around a pool. Packages of 2 to 5 nights include daily breakfast, surf lessons with at most 2 students per instructor, surfboard, booties and wetsuit and snorkelling at a turtle spot; the 7-day yoga and surf camp has 6 nights, 4 lessons, 2 yoga sessions and a massage.
3. Surf & Yoga Lombok
★ 4.9/5 (262 reviews)
A surf and yoga retreat in a semi-open villa on a hill in Sukadana, just outside Kuta, Lombok, with an infinity pool and a rooftop yoga shala, for small groups. Packages from three nights include semi-private surf coaching, video analysis and surf theory twice a week, daily yoga or pilates, and vegetarian breakfast and dinner.
4. Roots Surf & Yoga Retreat
★ 5/5 (122 reviews)
A small surf and yoga retreat in the fishing village of Gerupuk, Lombok, for experienced beginners and intermediates, with private bungalows around a pool and coaching aimed at shortboarding. Week-long packages include semi-private sessions with two guests per coach, photo and drone video analysis, theory, yoga, breakfast and two group dinners; it says it is not a party camp.
5. Surf Camp Lombok
★ 4.9/5 (180 reviews)
A beachfront surf camp in Gerupuk, Lombok, running since 2006, with its own boats to the breaks of Gerupuk Bay. One- and two-week courses on set dates include two surf sessions a day for beginners to advanced surfers, theory and video reviews, yoga, three meals a day and a dorm bed with air conditioning; private rooms and cabins cost extra.
6. Drop In Lombok
★ 4.7/5 (151 reviews)
A small surf lodge on a hill above rice paddies near Kuta, Lombok, with private bungalows and a pool, running coaching weeks on set dates for low-intermediate, intermediate and advanced surfers (no longboard technique). Each week includes surf sessions by car and boat, daily photo analysis, theory workshops, breakfast, dinners at the lodge, a massage and an airport transfer.
7. Surf Tribe Lombok
A surf house beside Kuta in Lombok. Breakfast included. Yoga, SUP, surf theory sessions, video analysis and excursions run alongside the surfing. Arrival dates are flexible.
All meals · Suite · Glamping · Yoga · SUP · Video analysis · Excursions
8. Xanadu Surf & Yoga Lombok
★ 5/5 (410 reviews)
Xanadu runs two houses in Kuta, Lombok: the Village, a small bed-and-breakfast-style house with a pool and a rooftop yoga space a short walk from town, and the Retreat in the hills above Kuta. Week-long surf and yoga programmes for beginners to intermediates include coached sessions with video analysis and theory, yoga, breakfast and car and boat transport.
9. Ekas Surf Resort
★ 4.5/5 (113 reviews)
A small resort in the village of Ekas, on Lombok's south-east coast, with a pool, air-conditioned rooms, bungalows and a villa, a beach break for beginners and a resort boat to Ekas Inside. Its six-night surf retreats, for beginners to experienced surfers, add coaching in the water, daily yoga and recovery sessions; the resort also teaches kitesurfing.
10. LMBK Surf House
★ 4.9/5 (478 reviews)
An adults-only (18+) surf house in central Kuta, Lombok, with a pool, private rooms and dorms, open to arrivals any day with a two-night minimum. Stays include coaching for all levels with no more than two students per coach, car and boat transport to the breaks, photo analysis, surf theory, recovery yoga, breakfast and two family dinners a week.
11. Marshmellow Surf & Wellness Camp
★ 4.9/5 (267 reviews) · from $458 per trip
A surf and wellness camp in Kuta, Lombok, open all year and renovated in 2025, with a pool and private or shared air-conditioned rooms, including a female room. Stays from four nights include breakfast and lunch, daily lessons with two students per coach for beginners to intermediates, drone video analysis, yoga, ice baths and gym access.
12. KuraSurf
★ 4.9/5 (247 reviews)
A resort-style surf camp in Kuta, Lombok, with private bungalow suites only (no dorms), a pool, a yoga shala, a sauna and ice baths. Packages from five nights include surf sessions twice a day for all levels with two guests per guide, car and boat transport, photo and drone reviews, three yoga classes a week and breakfast.
13. 360 Surf Academy
★ 4.8/5 (241 reviews)
A surf lodge and surf school in a green valley in Kuta, Lombok, with a pool and rooms from shared fan huts to private air-conditioned houses. Its Surf Week starts any day and adds to seven nights with breakfast six surf sessions with two or three students per instructor, photo and drone video analysis, surf theory, a massage and a family dinner.
14. LoTide Surf Camp Lombok
★ 4.5/5 (372 reviews)
A social surf camp in Kuta, Lombok, with air-conditioned mixed dorms, a pool, a garden and a bar, aimed at solo travellers and backpackers. It runs daily surf lessons and guiding for all levels, from first lessons to guided sessions at the area's breaks, sold as surf packages; the same operator has a camp in Uluwatu, Bali.
Common questions
How many surf camps are there in Lombok?
findsurfcamp.com compares 14 surf camps in Lombok: Kuta (Lombok) (9), Gerupuk (2), Ekas (1), Gili Trawangan (1), Selong Belanak (1).
What does a surf week cost in Lombok?
From IDR 8,200,000 to IDR 25,000,000 per person, median IDR 18,500,000, across the 5 of 14 camps that publish a week with surf lessons included (each camp’s lowest). Prices read on each camp's own site in October 2026.
When are there waves for first lessons in Lombok?
Gerupuk: Almost every day, all year. Ekas: Almost every day, all year. Estimated at the beaches from 1995-2025 swell data.
How warm is the water in Lombok?
In Kuta (Lombok) the sea ranges from 26°C (79°F) in Aug to 29°C (85°F) in Apr: monthly medians of the sea surface temperature, 2015-2025.
Which airport is closest to Lombok?
Lombok International Airport (LOP) is the nearest airport for 13 of the 14 camps here, about 25-50 minutes by car.