Lovina Beach

Black sand, dolphins at sunrise, three hours from everyone.

How we rated it: up one for a sourced find, black volcanic sand and dolphins at sunrise. Photo: Arian Zwegers · CC BY 2.0

The hang

Lovina is in the north of Bali, a little over three hours from Seminyak, and that distance does most of the work. The sand is black and volcanic, the water is described as calm, and the thing people get up for is dolphins at sunrise. Even in July and August, the peak, the guide says you should not have to worry much about bumping elbows. The fee is IDR 5,000, given as parking.

The real intel

Best months · warmest sea: November (30.5 °C), then April and May. Coolest: August (28.9 °C). One year of data, 2025.
Best months · emptiest: July and August bring a slightly larger crowd. Even then it is described as uncrowded.
Getting there: A little over 3 hours from Seminyak.
Cost reality: IDR 5,000, given as parking.
The catch nobody tells you: No hazard on record. The catch is the drive.

The year at Lovina Beach

Warmest sea in November. Fewest wet days in August. Pick your fight.

Sea (°C)

29.9

29.5

30.1

30.2

29.8

29.1

28.9

29.1

30.5

30.2

Air (°C)

27.5

27.8

27.4

27.2

27.1

27.8

28.1

28.2

Sun (h/day)

7.4

8.9

10.8

10.2

10.6

10.9

9.7

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 crowd

A slightly larger crowd in July and August, and still room.

The facts · we measured

Length: 450 m
Mean width: 30 m
Area: 13,529 m²
Warmest sea (2025): 30.5 °C in Nov
Coldest sea (2025): 28.9 °C in Aug
Sea by month, °C: Jan 29.9 · Feb 29.5 · Mar 30.1 · Apr 30.2 · May 30.2 · Jun 29.8 · Jul 29.1 · Aug 28.9 · Sep 29.1 · Oct 30.0 · Nov 30.5 · Dec 30.2