SubscribeKuta Reef
Kuta Reef is located about 800 mtrs offshore, infront of the Sandi Phala Motel. The best way to get out there is by paying one of the local boat operators a few dollars to run you out and then to come and pick you back up when your finished having fun.
Wet/Dry Season
Dry Season – April/October
Best Swell Direction
South
Best Size
4-5ft is the optimum size on the mid to high tide
Best Winds
SE Tradewinds
Crowd Factor
Due to Kuta Reefs central location it can get very crowded, sometimes up 60 surfers in the water. But, there are all types of different levels of surfer, so there’s always a few waves to be had. Kuta Reef, when the conditions are right is a world class lefthander! With waves winding out for up to 200 mtrs and a couple of good hollow barrel sections as well.
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just got back from my fifth trip to bali,surfed kuta reef nearly everyday with 2 mates from newy,always show respect to the locals,but one day some of the boys that run the boats out there hassled the fuck out of us.calling their rich japanese onto waves when we were clearly on the inside,one balo even took off on the outside of one of my mates and went RIGHT !!!!!!! come on boys …. be fairdinkum you make your living off people like us,we dont want every wave or special treatmeant,.like the japs [ we dont need it] just a bit of respect……. who knows you might end up surfing in newy one day….. payback ??? me ?????? NEVA !!!!!!!!!! if anyone is heading over there use the boats out the front of kartika plaza they were good blokes and shared the fruits of kuta reef
My bro’s who have their boats right out the front of the Pantai Restaurant (Tuban) won’t hesitate to drop in on either Aussie or Japanese… LOL
Slim,
u made urself look like a gago, balos dont drop in if you respect us…we are all cool if you be cool with us. Be careful what you write your still a guest in OUR county.
Note from Slim;
Just letting you know that the person responsible for these nasty posts is not a Balinese but some idiot who thinks he is an expat and has the sole rights for the waves in Bali. All these comments are coming from the same PC under false email accounts. We are working on having him reported as I type.
hey,
reallyyyy excited about bali going in sept im only 13 from the sunshine coast wondering.. does the swell ever get under 3ft and is it ever surfable 3ft –?
thanks/
Hey kale !
Glad to hear your coming over mate, your going to be stoked !
Yeah unfortunately it does get under 3ft and yeah there’s still plenty of waves when it does. Perfect size for 13yr olds !!
Hello there..just a comment on shoulder hoppers..the people that drop in on others are all kooks where ever they live..no one owns the ocean..after the 4 trips I’ve made to Indo ,it doesnt matter how much respect you give the locals , they still take off on people if they think they are owed waves because of their inability to travel and experience other cultures..they want to make their living from visitors but you can’t get respect if you don’t give respect..Respect isn’t something that owed ,it’s something that earned from being a gracious person with good manors..on my last visit to bali I spent a week surfing bingin and other than a few Brazilians, the Indo’s were the ones dropping in on everyone..and don’t give me that crap about them living there and deserving waves for that reason..the ocean is a gift from Heaven isn’t it ? My 40 years of waveriding has taught me to show respect for the people whose county I’m visiting and hope the locals give a reason to deserve that respect
You guys are all freaking me out! I’m from Surfers Paradise and only a beginner surfer travelling to Bali on Saturday to learn more. I hope there are a couple of beginner spots with no agro surfers. Could you suggest some?
Sweet! just from you slim i’m more excited. yeah, its not like im a beginner, been surfing since i was 5. but yeah, do you guys recommend anything for me because i don’t want to be getting owned at ulu’s cave or on the reef. haha, thanks for getting back to me
Hey Kristy, don’t worry bout all the hype on agro surfers, you usually only find agro if you give agro
You’ll be fine and I bet you make lots of local friends !!
I will be bringing 2 boards along 5’2 and 5’7 i don’t no what i should bring because i’m not sure if the 5’2 is going to be so good for me as i will be surfing 4-5 medewi, should i bring the 5’7 and 5’8 or should i bring the 5’2 along too.
Thanks
slimbo,you always mention the crew. who are they? I want to know about the crew. name, rank and serial numbers please. yours sincerely, colonel Klink.
Hey CK,
“I know nothink” They are just the “crew” hanging out with me on the weekly basis.
Hi, i wanna ask a question, if i am a newly that wish like to surfing, which area is suitable for me?
Due to on October 2010, i will drop Bali.
And i seem that you all quite enjoyful that place.
Friends, may give me some advise please?
Hi, Im coming back over mid july staying at Uluwatu again just love it. Would like to know some if on other areas out of the way form the hussel and bussell of the most common brakes and are there going to be any surf comps on at that time.
Regards
Boagsy
stick to Ulu’s Boagsy………
Thanks Jarrod I will but it would be nice to get sum waves on my forhand while im there.
just got back from my fourth trip to Bali and will not be returning. After being dropped in on consistently by balinese surfers (this happens to everyone) my frustrations peaked at kuta reef where a local dropped in and did a chop-hop (which appears to be the height of performance surfing in bali), lost control of his board and consequently dinged the bottom of mine! he then came up all agressive and told me to go in!!!!!! (which of course i had to as i had a gaping hole in the bottom of my board). definitely better off going to other destinations where locals dont think they have exclusive rights to the waves.
that said, the rest of the trip was awesome, and scored good waves elsewhere. maybe just dont surf around kuta!
@over bali
I agree re bali. It’s probably not the premier destination anymore. Its just very close an cheap.
Go to the philipines for land camps, or fiji and maldives for boat trips. Once you take out the Bali taxes, police bribes and overcharging of westerners, it works out about the same anyway.
Maybe all westerners should stay away for a year and see how the balinese economy fares.
I will be back in Bali for my 17th trip in August,first time was 1979 my advice to you all is to paddle out and say hello to everyone near you and have a chat, find out a little about them and tell them a bit about you, sometimes if they notice that you haven’t dropped in on anyone and haven’t had a wave for a while they will tell you to go for it, maybe I’m old school but surfing is for fun, Hi to Slim will bring you over some multigrain late August
Have been around 8 times previously. Arriving for a week early August with small group of competent 50 year + surfers. First surfed at Canggu before became popular in early 80′s. Can anyone confirm best conditions ?
I’m arriving in Bali on the 2nd November 2010 and leaving on the 24th November. I’m worried that I wont get waves as all my mates are telling me its flat during the off season and onshore. It will be my first time in Bali.Is this true.
yeah jay, cancel your ticket bro, never waves in the off season
Hey i’m one of the regular local at kuta reef…
the only times when i drop in is when someone shows ignorance and attitude
but i do admit that i snake. but hey, what can i do, i get paid to surf, i gotta get as many waves as i can to practice
Yuki doesn’t need to drop in….. he’s always deep on the inside
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