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Bali · Monday 5 October 2026
Kuta Beach today: choppy, normal crowd
Waves on the beach: for confident swimmers only. Choppy water, waves about 0.8 m on this beach (our estimate), normal. 1.3 km from Kuta.
Long-period swell (13 s): expect rip currents near the shore.
Better today: Nusa Dua Beach.
📍 1.3 km from Kuta · faces west · map
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Hotels near Kuta Beach
Compare hotelsNear Kuta Beach: prices and availability for your datesSee hotels21 km/h from the southeast this afternoon; offshore waves 1.5 m every 13 s from the south-southwest (today). Kuta Beach faces west, so the wind blows from the land out to sea and keeps the water flat.
Kuta Beach, day by day
| Day | Sea | Waves · wind | Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Choppy | ≈0.8 m · 21 km/h SE | Normal |
| Tomorrow | Choppy | ≈0.8 m · 20 km/h SE | Normal |
| Wed 7 Oct | Choppy | ≈0.8 m · 19 km/h SSE | Normal |
| Thu 8 Oct | Choppy | ≈0.9 m · 13 km/h SSE | Normal |
| Fri 9 Oct | Choppy | ≈1.0 m · 14 km/h SSE | Normal |
| Sat 10 Oct | Choppy | ≈0.9 m · 15 km/h SE | Normal |
| Sun 11 Oct | Choppy | ≈0.9 m · 17 km/h SE | Busy |
Sea: morning → afternoon when it changes. Waves are our estimate for this beach from the offshore forecast; wind is the afternoon average. Crowd is our estimate. This week: calm water on 0 of 7 days, a good day (calm and not crowded) on 0. Calmest day: Monday 5 October 2026.
About Kuta Beach
Kuta Beach is a beach about 2.0 km long, 1.3 km from Kuta (South). It faces west: wind from the east blows off the land here and flattens the water, while wind and swell from the west roll straight in. OpenStreetMap shows 142 places to eat or drink within 400 m, 230 hotels or apartments within 600 m, toilets and parking nearby.
Close by
- Legian Beach: 1.8 km away, faces west-southwest, choppy today
- Jerman Beach: 2.1 km away, faces west-northwest, light chop today
- Seminyak Beach: 4.2 km away, faces southwest, rough today