Batu Belig is the couple of kilometres of coast between the Petitenget river mouth to the south and the edge of Berawa to the north. Administratively it is Kerobokan Kelod, in the North Kuta district of Badung, inside Desa Adat Kerobokan. The beach is at the end of Jalan Batu Belig, the one road through the area, which becomes Jalan Petitenget heading south and links to Berawa and Canggu to the north. Ngurah Rai airport is about 40 minutes away on a good day, longer in the late afternoon.
The beach
The beach is wide, grey and west-facing, so the sun sets straight over the sea every evening of the year. It is noticeably less crowded than Seminyak to the south and Batu Bolong to the north, mostly because less is built directly on the sand. Sunset is the main event, best from about 17:30, and the 20 minutes after it are often better. Before 09:00 the sand is good for a walk; at midday it is too hot to enjoy.
There is a surf break, and the surf here is fine for a session, but the better breaks at Batu Bolong and Pererenan are about 20 minutes north. Day beds with umbrellas cost about Rp 50,000. The beach is lined with cafes, bars and restaurants rather than beach clubs, and the good seats go early at sunset. Motorbike parking is about Rp 5,000, and space is limited.
About 500 metres north of the main entrance, a river flows into the sea. Children like playing in it, but at high tide and in the wet season the water is high, and you should cross to Berawa on the bridge. Avoid the river mouth at the Petitenget end after heavy rain, as it carries whatever the rain has washed down.
The 2025 upgrade and the plan to widen the beach
On 18 January 2025 the regent of Badung, I Nyoman Giri Prasta, inaugurated a makeover of the Batu Belig beachfront with a Balinese consecration ceremony, the pemelaspasan, held on Tumpek Wayang. The works were paid for by the Badung public works department, at Rp 48 billion from the revised 2024 budget, and included public facilities and kiosks for local people to run businesses.
At the same ceremony the regent said the regency had budgeted to widen the beach up to 120 metres from the shoreline, from Batu Belig to Berawa, by pumping sand from the seabed with a tanker vessel and holding it in place with geotextile. Separately, the national Bali Beach Conservation Project Phase II is refilling sand along Kuta, Legian and Seminyak further south, with completion targeted for the end of 2026.
Around the beach
Kerobokan Kelod is a working village, not a resort, and temple ceremonies take place among the villas. The road is a through-route, which is why Batu Belig stays calmer than its neighbours. A warung meal costs about Rp 30,000 to 60,000, and a restaurant main course Rp 100,000 to 300,000, with 15 to 21 percent tax and service added almost everywhere. Traffic heading south between 17:00 and 19:00 can take two to three times as long as at noon. Seminyak is about 15 minutes’ drive south.
Within walking distance to the south are Petitenget Temple and the north end of Seminyak Beach. For the rest of the area, see our guide to Seminyak, the list of things to do in Seminyak and where to stay in Seminyak. For Batu Bolong and the beaches to the north, see our guide to Canggu.
