Indonesia / Bali
Sanur Beach
Sanur Beach is a beach facing east, 1.1 km south-east of Sanur (Bali, Indonesia). The sea averages 28.8 °C in March, its warmest month, and 26.3 °C in August; it stays at 21 °C or above all year.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Reference
Sanur (Balinese: ᬧᬲᬶᬄᬲᬦᬸᬃ, Pasih Sanur; Indonesian: Pantai Sanur, pronounced sah-noor) is a coastal stretch of beach east of Denpasar in southeast Bali (about a 30-minute drive from Ngurah Rai International Airport), which has grown into a little town in its own right. A 5.1 km (3.2 mi) area of Sanur's coastline, from Matahari Terbit Beach to Mertasari Beach, was reclaimed in 2008.
Wikidata item Q1789991.
Month by month
October at Sanur Beach
Beach-day index 9.1/10 · Indonesia median 8.3
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 28.7 °C | 28.7 °C | 28.8 °C | 28.8 °C | 28.3 °C | 27.6 °C | 26.7 °C | 26.3 °C | 26.6 °C | 27.3 °C | 28.3 °C | 28.7 °C |
| High °C | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 28° |
| Low °C | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 26° |
| Rain mm | 318 | 251 | 206 | 123 | 82 | 46 | 33 | 16 | 42 | 62 | 159 | 296 |
| Cloud % | 82 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 41 | 40 | 32 | 35 | 45 | 65 | 84 |
| Wind m/s | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Daylight h | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.6 |
| Record high/low | 31°/25° | 31°/25° | 30°/25° | 30°/24° | 30°/24° | 30°/22° | 29°/22° | 30°/22° | 31°/22° | 32°/24° | 32°/25° | 32°/25° |
| Beach index | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 7.2 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in May–October; August scores 9.5/10 with highs of 27 °C, sea at 26.3 °C and 16 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Indonesia in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 27.9 °C, warmer than 90% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
January is the wettest month (318 mm) and August the driest (16 mm); the yearly total is about 1,630 mm.
Daylight runs from 11.6 hours in June to 12.6 hours in December; in mid-August the sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 18:18 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces east (80°). Open water fills about 53% of the horizon close by, which makes it an exposed spot with water on most sides.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 246° to 293°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in every month.
Straight out to the east the next coast is roughly 80 km away, so waves are mostly wind-driven sea rather than ocean swell. The beach is on an island of about 5,398 km².
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 12 m deep and 36 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 5 m above sea level 500 m inland and 9 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 52% built-up land, 25% tree cover and 18% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 60% of that circle.
- Built 52%
- Tree 25%
- Grass 18%
- Bare 4%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
Rainfall reaches 318 mm in January and stays above 250 mm in January, February and December.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 129Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 6Public toilets
- –Showers
- 6Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 89Hotels & guesthouses
- 13Grocery shops
- 1Water-sports spots
- 1Playgrounds & water parks
- 11Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 3Pharmacies & clinics
- 5Cash machines
- 1Bike rental
- 2Viewpoints
- 1Historic sites
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 101 restaurants, 19 cafés, 7 bars and 2 fast-food outlets. Accommodation: 89 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Viewpoints
- Sunrise beach 250 m W
Attractions & museums
- Museum Le Mayeur museum 1.0 km N
Historic sites
- Geria Sindhuwati Sanur castle 660 m W
Diving & boat hire
- The Shivanna 890 m W
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport Kuta, Badung | DPS | 13.1 km | south-west |
| Lombok International Airport Mataram (Pujut, Lombok Tengah) | LOP | 112 km | east |
| Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport Malang | MLG | 293 km | west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 11 bus stops within 1.5 km and 6 mapped car parks within 1 km.
8 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 761.1K residents); within 30 km there are 28 (about 1.2M).
When people look it up
The EN Wikipedia article was read 17,228 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in July (2,136 views), 1.9× the quietest month.
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanur Beach | – | 28.8 °C | – | – |
| Pantai 66 Seminyak | 12.5 km W | 28.9 °C | 3.6 km | Sand |
| Pantai Jerman | 12.9 km SW | 28.9 °C | 1.4 km | – |
| Pantai Nusa Dua | 13.2 km S | 28.9 °C | 5.0 km | – |
- Pantai 66 Seminyak12.5 km WCompare
- Pantai Jerman12.9 km SWCompare
- Pantai Nusa Dua13.2 km SCompare
Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 13.6 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2A_50LLR_20260607_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.