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Legian Beach

Legian, Bali, Indonesia · Beach break

Local time — · Sunrise 05:50 · Sunset 18:20

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Reading the ocean.

SWELLRADAR is requesting a verified marine run for Legian Beach.

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Spot intelligence.

Legian is a changing beach-break zone, not one fixed Padma takeoff. Local schools select small-wave lesson areas; the exposed lineup and larger closeouts are a different proposition. Intermediate is a conservative grade for this unsplit profile, not a claim that supervised beginner lessons never occur here.

Profile source · Padang Padang Surf Camp · Kuta, Legian and Seminyak
Profile sources & limits

Reviewed 19 Oct 2026 · not observation-validated

Published sources reviewed by SWELLRADAR, not validation against measured breaking waves. Swell-from and wind-from axes are independent qualitative ranking inputs, not surveyed shoreline bearings. The inherited generic 0.6–3.0 m offshore-model height bands are unchanged: they are not measured local surf limits, safe learner ranges or wave-face conversions. Requested marine points are not takeoffs. Relative tide preferences do not establish water depth, a safe entry or a preferred rising/falling phase. Assess the actual bank or reef, currents and personal ability locally. Surf-Forecast supplies independent SW swell and ENE wind references. The local camp describes varying banks and cross-offshore exposure along the curved coast: one bearing cannot resolve every peak. Its mid/high preference is qualitative. No fixed bank position, measured breaker-height correction or safe learner threshold is inferred; the existing approximate pin is retained.

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Source-informed axes

Swell axis SW · 225°

Offshore wind from ENE · Intermediate profile

Wave

Left and right sandbank peaks

Shifting sandbanks

Swell window

SW · bank-dependent

0.6–3.0 m offshore ranking band

Clean wind

ENE reference · light offshore

Applied to wind scoring

Tide window

Mid to high · bank-dependent

Qualitative timing guidance

Field guide

Read the break.

Character

01

Legian Beach is defined by left and right sandbank peaks over shifting sandbanks. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.

Best setup

02

SW · bank-dependent swell, ene reference · light offshore and mid to high · bank-dependent form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR retains 0.6–3.0 m as an offshore-model ranking band, not a measured local surf limit or a breaking-wave prediction.

Lineup read

03

Choose a peak that matches your experience and reassess it as tide and crowd change. Pay particular attention to rip currents, crowded takeoffs and lesson areas, low-water closeouts. Local signs and advice always take priority.

Know before you paddle

Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.

Rip currentsCrowded takeoffs and lesson areasLow-water closeoutsStronger currents as swell builds
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.

The break

Beach break

Intermediate. Works best with SW · bank-dependent swell.

Timing

ENE reference · light offshore

Mid to high · bank-dependent. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.

Data note

Model data unavailable

SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.