Nyang Nyang Beach

More than 500 steps down, and the same back.

How we rated it: up one for the 500-step way down to an empty beach. The powerful waves are in the catch. Photo: Burmesedays · CC BY-SA 4.0

The hang

The way to Nyang Nyang is a long staircase of more than 500 steps, down through green hills and rice terraces from a small parking area near Uluwatu. Crowds are low all year. There are no toilets, food stalls or shops on the beach, so what you carry down is what you have. The waves are powerful and there are no lifeguards. We measured 1.3 km of sand, which is a lot of beach per person.

The real intel

Best months · warmest sea: March (29.9 °C), then December and April. Coolest: August (27.7 °C). One year of data, 2025.
Best months · emptiest: Crowds are generally low all year.
Getting there: Drive to a small parking area near Uluwatu on the Bukit Peninsula, then take the staircase down.
Cost reality: Free, plus donations.
The catch nobody tells you: Swimming needs caution: the waves are powerful and there are no lifeguards.

The year at Nyang Nyang Beach

Warmest sea in March and December. Fewest wet days in April and August. Pick your fight.

Sea (°C)

29.4

29.7

29.9

29.8

29.6

27.9

27.7

28.1

29.3

29.6

29.9

Air (°C)

27.3

27.9

27.6

27.3

26.5

26.9

27.2

27.9

28.1

28.5

Sun (h/day)

7.6

9.1

9.5

10.8

10.4

10.3

10.8

11.2

10.3

Rain (days)

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.

The neighbours

6 beaches within 6 km, as the gull flies. We have rated 2.

1.7 kmNunggalan BeachA twenty-minute walk to a shipwreck and nobody.WORTH A DETOUR
2.8 kmMak Mang Beach145 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.
2.9 kmSuluban Surf Beach20 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.
3.1 kmThomas beach666 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.
3.3 kmPadang Padang BeachIDR 15,000 to squeeze through a rock.ONLY IF YOU'RE ALREADY THERE
3.6 kmSamsara Beach87 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.

Straight-line distances from the mapped beach shapes (OpenStreetMap). Roads are longer, and in Bali they are much longer.

The crowd

Generally low all year.

The receipts

No toilets, food stalls or shops on the beach.

The facts · we measured

Length: 1,312 m
Mean width: 29.6 m
Area: 38,821 m²
Warmest sea (2025): 29.9 °C in Mar
Coldest sea (2025): 27.7 °C in Aug
Sea by month, °C: Jan 29.4 · Feb 29.7 · Mar 29.9 · Apr 29.8 · May 29.6 · Jun 29.0 · Jul 27.9 · Aug 27.7 · Sep 28.1 · Oct 29.3 · Nov 29.6 · Dec 29.9