Indonesia · Bali · #1 of Bali's ten by fame
A public beach behind a security check.
How we rated it: first on the fame list, with no hazard on record. Photo: Anton Ardyanto · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nusa Dua Beach sits inside a gated resort area. You pass security checks at the main entrance, and after that the beach is free and open to anyone. The result is what its own guide calls quiet and orderly. We measured 4.7 km of sand, the biggest mapped beach in Bali. Type the name into a map and you may be sent to a hotel entrance, because several pins share it. At low tide the water gets very shallow in places and shows sharp coral, which is worth knowing before you wade in.
Status, dated 2026-01-01: Open to the public, free entry.
Warmest sea in March, April and December. Fewest wet days in April and August. Pick your fight.
One year of data, 2025, from Open-Meteo at this beach's coordinates. A rain day is 1 mm or more. The red bar is the month to aim for in each row.
3 beaches within 6 km, as the gull flies.
Straight-line distances from the mapped beach shapes (OpenStreetMap). Roads are longer, and in Bali they are much longer.
Quiet and orderly, inside a gated resort area.
Lifeguards are sometimes present in the busier sections, but not everywhere.
Yes. It is inside a gated resort area with security checks, but entry is free and open to the public.
No. Parking costs IDR 5,000 for a scooter and IDR 10,000 for a car.
Yes, with one caution from its guide: at low tide the water can get very shallow and expose sharp coral in some areas. Lifeguards are sometimes present in the busier sections.
