Bingin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get into it. This run looks like one of those solid, long-running groundswell pulses that just keeps feeding through Bali’s southwest-facing reefs. The standout here is clear: Bingin has the edge over the whole 16-day window.

We’re starting with Wednesday the 2nd of September. The water’s sitting at 80° with an anomaly of about 0.4°, so pretty much spot on average for this time of year. The first surf worth paddling out for is Wednesday morning. We’ve got a clean 6ft SW groundswell, period a long 16 seconds, and a steady ESE breeze blowing offshore. This is classic Bingin: a consistent, advanced reef break that handles a SW swell beautifully. Combined wave energy is moderate (1970). The wind stays cross-off through the afternoon, so the wave faces stay clean.

Thursday the 3rd drops a little to 5ft in the morning, still SW and 16 seconds, energy sitting at 1180. Still clean, but the size is backing off. Friday through Saturday the swell oscillates around 5ft to 7ft, picking up again Saturday afternoon with 7ft SSW at 16s, energy 1982.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Sunday the 6th of September morning pushes up to 7ft SSW at a very long 17-second period. Energy climbs to 3041. That’s a proper groundswell. With swell direction sitting SSW and a clean cross-off SE breeze, the reef at Bingin should produce some real long, heavy walls. This is territory for advanced surfers only—over 8ft later in the window will push it even further.

Tuesday the 8th is the big one. Tuesday afternoon we see 10ft SSW swell with an 18-second period and combined energy surging to 6505. That’s strong wave energy. The wind is a gentle cross-off at 9 mph. This is expert-only territory. The sets will be powerful, the long period will line up beautifully on the reef, but it’ll be pushing serious water. For the experienced crew, this is the standout session of the whole 16 days.

Days around the 9th and 10th keep the swell solid at 7ft to 6ft, still SSW, with light breezes. Conditions are described as excellent for experienced surfers. Crowds at Bingin are often, so expect some company, especially on these cleaner days.

We get a brief drop on the 11th back to 5-6ft, but then Saturday the 12th brings back 6ft SW with energy up to 2652, and Sunday the 13th morning hits another 10ft SW, energy 4951. Another expert session if you’re brave. The tail end from the 14th to the 17th stays in the 6ft to 8ft range with consistent SW to SSW direction and moderate cross-off breezes. Nothing glassy, but consistently clean.

Bottom line: if you want the best of the best, aim for Tuesday the 8th afternoon or Sunday the 13th morning. Those are the heavy hitters. Bingin is the champion here—advanced reef, consistent, and holding the line for over two weeks.

Rusty, signing off.

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