Balangan at it’s BEST, 23rd July 2011

23rd July 2011
****AFTERNOON SURF UP DATE****
Hello to everyone tuning into the weekend on the baliwaves (’99) for the latest and of course the greatest on today’s surfing and weather conditions, from right here on the only real deal tropical surfing holiday island of Bali.

Ok so like I mentioned in this mornings 6.00AM mobile TWITTER up date, surfing conditions on the Outer Reefs here in Tuban were shaping up for one helluva day of waves. Wave height between Kuta Reef and Airport Left was back up into the head to double head high range and showing every inclination of getting bigger through out the day. Even at day break there were surfers in the line up at Kuta Reef and on Middle Reef. Airport seemed to be missing a lot of the swell.

But, as it shows in today’s 65 strong photo gallery we made the effort and headed back down south for a look at Balangan. And I tell ya that’s all it took ! Our first glimpse from up on top of the hill was showing double head high waves peeling off for ever. With the tide still running in it wasn’t long and there was the odd triple head high plus set waves cleaning up the line up. Crowd wise I was still pretty surprised to take a head count of 50 surfers spread out from the point to way down past the middle section.

As the tide past the peak of the high and started running back out there were some serious tube rides going down. And even the odd GUNG HO no pulling out suicide surfer riding the barrel right down through the impossible shallow end section. I gotta say Balangan today had some of the best waves I’ve ever seen at this location poring through, not too mention the always off shore optical on the beach.

Surfing conditions, pristine.

Tidal info had us down for a 0.7mtr Low @ 9.30AM and then filling back in with a 1.8mtr High around 3.00PM.

Weather wise, same as surfing conditions, perfect.

Today’s G-Land Surf Report thanks to the nice folk over at the G-Land Surf Camp was calling solid 6 footers pouring onto the Launching Pad. With the very probability of a possible Speed Reef session on the bottom of the low tide. Want to get over to G-Land ? drop me an email for a solid discount.

I’ll talk to ya’s again tomorrow and more than likely another batch of quality photos. Right now I’m pretty beat up, my day started at 5.00AM and right now it’s just hit 8.45PM.