Bali Surf Report – June 28 2007

MORNING SURF UP-DATE **** Howdy crew and thanks for dropping in for the morning run down on Bali’s surf and weather conditions . Ok, even though we’ve got another Public Holiday here in Bali today I still was down on the beach checking out what was happening on the Outer Reefs here in Tuban (the internet never has a day off hey). Wave height is still hanging in there in the 2-3ft range , dropping off a touch from yesterday. At 630am the tide was around the middle of the run in and the wind was howling outta the ESE @ 10-18knot+. Off-shore between Legian and Uluwatu. Kuta Reef had half a dozen early riser’s in the line-up and wave height was coming through in the 1-2ft+ range. The wind was really getting into it though and I watched a couple of surfers get blown off the back. Middle Reef was picking up the better size and breaking in the 2-3ft range and there were also a few surfers on it as well. Middle’s was peeling off with pretty good shape but it’s gunna get fatter as the tide reaches the top. Airport Left was doing 2-2ft+ and seemed less wind affected than Kuta Reef. Airports will be the better option when the tide fills in but expect plenty of traffic out there. With this strong off-shore wind ya’s can count out Airport Right as there’s nothing to help buffer the wind but a big open Jimburan Bay . I also had a sms from the Ando’s Family who were hanging out down at Bingin and they reckoned it was flat city down there this morning. Best bet for a wave this morning will be back down at Uluwatu where ya could expect to find wave height in the 2-4ft sector. Weather wise out there this morning we’ve got another cloudy start to the day and it looks like it’s pissing down up the coast to the North West . We could even be in for a few drops here in Tuban. But even though the temperature is still gunna be in the mid to high twenties , while the water temp is around the 22 degree mark. Yeah it’s not the water temp that’s cold but when ya combine it with a howling off-shore wind ya get a thing that’s call evaporative cooling , that’s what make’s ya shiver and shake while your waiting for ya next wave. That’s why you’ll always see the local boys wearing a wet suit vest. Not for reef protection. Me myself I’d rather get a few scratches than shred up one of those super expensive wetsuits. Tomorrow also see’s the Full Moon here in Bali so we can expect to see some big difference between the High and Low tide range over the next 3-4 days.Looking at the swell prediction charts and there saying that we should see a new pulse of swell hitting our reef and beach breaks starting anytime in the next 24-36hrs . Looking a bit further out into the future and they are saying we’re in for some solid solid surf hitting Bali sometime early next week ! Ok then that’ll do us for now, so get on the phone and get those tickets locked in for your next surfing holiday in Bali , ya can’t wrong !