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The island of Bali has locations which work in the Dry Season and the Wet Season. The dry season is the peak surfing season and it typically runs from May through to September, this is when the famous waves of Uluwatu, Padang Padang and Impossibles break at their best.
Below is a list of the main breaks on Bali with key information and pictures.
Dry Season Waves
Medewi
Kuta Reef
Airport Left
Airport Right
Balangan
Bingin
Impossibles
Padang Padang
Uluwatu
Wet Season Waves
Sanur
Serangan
Nusa Dua
Green Balls
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Hi Slim,
excellent new site, good work, I have to stop at your new place one day but I am busy as always. Amigo
great new site. just makes me miss bali even more….
slim glad i stumbled upon, if iwas keen to chill at dreamland with the fam for a bit is there good accom or better to stay at bingin
The best waves in Bali besides Padang are on the east coast. Just paddle out at Nusa Dua at 6 to 10 foot then you will see that outside corner is a mushball.
nusa dua the 1st drop of point of the boat is the best before the rip gets ya there’s a left and a right then when the rip get’s a hold it’s all right.but be aware the 1st time i surfed it the reef looked about a good 3 to 4ft but when i got out there it was soild 5 to 6ft second day in indo a bit rusty surfed 4 a couple hours but was happy i only told the boat driver 2 hours.anyhow the right hander sunur reef is the best wave on that side of the island when it turn’s it on.wet season is the goods some years. J/BOY
Thats a good one about the surfboard racks on bikes….. I’ve been seeing guys and gals riding around everywhere today here in Bali with them and no Police hassling them ?
Thanks slim i was hoping that would be the case with the bikes,no real hassles n cheers whippet for the info 2,at worst a little fine no worries at all,a couple more weeks of central coast oz slopfest 2009 and im off to paradise,im startin to froth!!!
do u still have videos %
hey slimmy jimmy new site lookn da goods well done to u n ur crew for the site set up! See ya in afew weeks, Shaneo
does anyone know any good fishing to be done around bali or any decent fishing charters to be done thank you
on the fishing subject andy.i’ve found the nusa dua side of bali is where i’ve nailed lots of big fish over the years the kuta side can produce 2 but i have’nt had much luck you can get fishing charters any were in kuta just ask someone iv’e found about 50oz dollars about on the mark each person.and they might even slip a couple of bintangs in depends on how long ya feel like hassle them
hi jim
Hi! Can anyone please advice if there is surf in Nusa Penida? Thanks!
hey guru, where are you and whats happening ?
great new site! the only thing for me missing, is how you usually say what the aussie dollar is worth on the streets there ! but otherswise all looks amazing !
So how about surf in Nusa Penida? Txs!
rob, no real surf on penida… i have surfed a little cove there about 2-3ft but thats cos lembongan was out of control 15ft plus cloudbreaks… i havent looked all the way round the other side but im preety sure its just cliffs dropping off into deep water… sweet.
Whats the surf like in October, do the dry season waves still break during this time?
selamat siang slim
gotta gripe.
from our neck of the the desert in sa we go by the line -pay your dues ,ie.put in the time ,work out conditions,tides etc to get the goodies.
so todays info about the spot up the coast-4:30 departure to avoid traffic and crowds in my mind does more than one thing ; give surfers more than just general info (your site philososphy) and how to crowd the spot out at sunrise.
theres noticably more crews heading up there now and i truely believe your info is only enhancing the traffic in the water at a spot that is of average quality but was a great escape (that Bob was a creepy man)
so what do you say slim?
selamat tinggal
stuie
G’Day Stuie, I appreciate your opinion, and thanks. Have you surfed at Balian lately ? it’s not packed with Aussie’s in the water at sun rise !
Do you know how many surf guide’s, surf schools there are in Bali, bro it’s 2009. Maybe down in South Australia in your desert you can still pull localisim stuff but not here in Bali. Anyway all A surfer haS gotta do is look at a map and they can see that when a ESE-SE Tradewind blows it’s going to be cross-shore on the North West Coast of Bali, from Legian north it just gets worse. Face it Stui ya don’t ned to be a brain surgeon to work it out what time is the best to be there. Ya know if you wouldn’t have posted your feelings about keeping a Bali surf spot un-crowded (which by the way is a joke) there’s be a new report over writting the Balian report in another hour or two. Now it’ll be in the comments for ever…. But don’t worry Stuie as not every Aussie surfer in Bali gets up at 4.00am on a Sunday morning. Thanks for the feed back and I hope / know South Australia will never be over run with learn to surfer schools.
Stuie,
Your an idiot mate. Balian is far from a secret and a really doubt slim posting about what time to leave is going to effect the crowd up there.
The fact is its 2009, you can read any book about surfing bali, talk to any bemo driver and they will all recommend balian in small swell and early due to the wind.
Its far from a secret and if slim never posted here it would still be as crowded as ever.
Hi, we are coming over in July, and we are planning on spending a few days surfing before heading up to Ubud. I’ve been to bali however never to surf… where are the good surf beaches, and where is the best place to stay near the beaches? We will be spending our last week in seminyak, so don’t mind if we don’t stay in town for hte first few ’surfing’ days.
Also, it will be my bf surfing, and he is not a beginner (probably intermediate, is a surf life saver so can handle decent waves etc).
Thanks
Fi
great photos slim… wow man, all of them are clear and perfect… hey lets shoot kuta reef on sunday morning! Swell is gonna be massive!
Yuki
hey Yuki !
Bro I’m planning being in the channel with my 600mm tomorrow (Saturday) so I hope your out there. But if you are, I’m already feeling sorry for anyone else trying to get some waves !!!
HI Everyone..
Im thinking of goin to Bali and staying in Nusa Dua - Nikko spa resort with girlfriend..Just seeing if any one knows from first hand experience how long to get Ulu’s and the west coast surf breaks from there . Also what best option of travel e.g Taxi, Hired mo-ped, with a surf board.?
Cheers…Goin in early August so West coast would be the pick ..Correct?
Hi
Me and my boyfriend are going to spend a couple of weeks on Bali and Lombok. We’re really instrested in learning how to surf. What we get is that the west coast is best place to go during the summer and we are now wondering about prices for beginners/surfing lessions and board rental rates.
Thank you all and have a nice summer:)
Hi Nathan
From Nusa Dua it will take you roughly 30 mins by bike/car. If you haven’t done the ride before or don’t know your way around the Bukit that well I would say to grab a taxi the first time so you can memorise the route. After that just grab a bike with a rack, so long as you have some experience riding. Generally safer than the ride from Kuta to Ulu as there is less traffic.
And yep, west coast will be the go in August, but you’ll be able to score some good sessions at Nusa Dua too if there is no/little wind.
Enjoy mate
Shannon
Gday,
Does anyone have any updates on the toxic waste dumping going on at dreamland? I heard reports of a number of crew getting horribly sick from surfing at Balangan…Hair falling out,skin peeling off and the likes…Any info will be much appreciated
….i was told a dozen rusted 44 gallon drums of DDT were pushed off the cliff at the golf course a couple of weeks ago and they have more up there they are trying to get rid of…
Hey Roger, where did you here this stuff from ? and what exactly is DDT
G’day Slim,
A friend of a friend has a membership and heard it from one of the caddies who is gf of a greenkeeper,she knew about the late night dump and told him after she heard about a few local surfers getting sick…DDT is a heavy duty pesticide banned in a lot of countries,one of its uses is large scale mosquito eradication…long term side effects are similar to agent orange,sterility,birth defects…short term effects include hair loss,nasty rashes and skin peeling off…just wondered if anyone heard about anyone getting sick from surfing down there…could be spreading all over the bukit i guess
Hi,
I am Macarena, I want to know wich is the best place in bali for average level surfer.
Thank you very much
Macarena
I wouldnt try to rubbish local guides for taking people up ‘there’, your page has pics and OTT rave reports
Hi Isaac ! thanks for your feedback and I don’t think I “rubbished” anyone dude. I metioned that “there were surfguides arriving by the minute with van loads full of Japanese surfers” or something like that. So please make sure you read the report before you comment. it’s pretty simple if you don’t want to appear out of context. Oh and sorry Isaac what does OTT mean I’m not real hip with the abreveations
Canggu for sure !
the point is anyone who is in any way involved with surf tourism has a responsibility to ensure the product they sell remains as advertised. look at the surf camp deal with large groups of europeans arrivng en-masse to all surf an average wave etc, would you pay through the eye if the brochure said ‘come and surf a soft left with 14 germans, 8 aussies, 4 russians etc.
advice on taxes with surfboards and taking 4 boards, i heard only 3?
3 more sleeps till i arrive in bali. its my first time coming to bali so this site has been awesome for info on swells and winds. i’m so pumped for good waves. keep it real
hey man, Great site.
just a quick question - I’m coming out to bali this november and am staying for 3/4 months. As it’s the wet season where would be best for me to base myself? still kuta?
Also, this might seem like a stupid question but as the winds are genrally light in the mornings and evenings in bali does this mean that you can still get glassy conditions on the west coast during the wet season? So If I stayed in kuta I could still possibly have glassy conditions before breakfast? cheers!
ei man, great page. thank’s a lot for your work. it helpes a lot. 3 friend’s and i are comming in middle july till end of august. we’re still wondering if we should take our boards, or rent or buy something very cheap for the whole month and a half. what do you think ??? we are looking for some place very very cheap to stay, cuz we are - i can say broke. and we don’t even know where to go, i mean city, where to surf and so…. i’ll be greatfull for any suggestions.
Nik, drop me an email through the contact us link and I can fill ya’s in, I have a friend here in Tuban only 100yrds back from the beach infront of the Outer reefs who only charges AU$6.00 per night. The rooms are comfortable enough for a surfer on a tight budget but still very basic and most importantly safe and secure.
g,day mate. love your work. question, i think i can only get to bali in october,would and where will i get waves then.
thanks mate appreciate your help
Hi Bro,
Take a look through our archived surf reports and that should give you a pretty good idea.
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