Bali Surf & Weather report
27th – 28th April 2022
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Hello everyone and thanks again for staying tuned to the baliwaves (the original Bali surf report website since back in 1999).
Yesterday the 27th and in line with the forecasts we have been following we saw a very nice bump in waves height. Here on the Outer reefs of Tuban / South Kuta wave height between Kuta reef and Airport left was bumped up into a very nice 3-5ft or head to double head high. Some really nice clean waves breaking on all 3 sections that are visible from the beach with Middle Reef drawing in the bigger set waves as always. No shortage of surfers, as always when the waves get too big at the usual crowd drawing locations the learners flock to the reefs and their easy access and deep water channels. Nothing different to any other time the swell jumps up.
Also as predicted by late afternoon yesterday waveheight was dropping off real quick with the rising tide.
This morning my 6.15am surf check on Kuta reef was showing wave height dropped down into the 1-3ft (knee to head high) range down to Airport Left. With the tide still filling in and the wind light out of the NW. The wind was predicted to swing through the NNE before dedicating to the ESE and that’s exactly what it did.
Being tuned into accurate forecasts is a must do when your chasing waves here in Bali. After all the years we have been here we have learned to only trust a couple of web forecasts to do with the swell and wind. It also pays off to be well aware of the moon phase to help with accurate tidal info. With all this stuff on my mind daily it makes the “predicting” of where to find the best waves and conditions to suit the location all that much easier.
So today we headed a little way up the coast from Kuta to the always popular Canggu. Namely the right hand river mouth waves of Pererenan. We arrived to find a nice sized 2-4ft (chest to well over head) swell and clean off shore Northerly wind. It’s about a hours drive from here so we arrived just before 8.00AM. Crowd wise it wasn’t as bad as what the numbers have been on the Outer reefs that’s for sure. Only 25 surfers on the river mouth and maybe another dozen on the Sandbar.
As it shows in todays photo gallery the local surfers were putting on a solid display of power surfing on the almost perfect right handers. Surfing conditions stayed clean and tidy right through until we were ready for the drive back home at 12 noon.
Driving back home through Legian and Kuta I saw approximately 11 tourists on the Jalan Legian, spread from Legian all the way down through Kuta. Normally there would be hundreds.
Weather wise it was a mostly light overcast morning with some bursts of sunshine. Right now at 3.55PM the temperature is still a warm 32C and the Humidity at 69%. Wind direction is indeed now out of the ESE-SE at maybe 6-9knot.
The next tide today will be a 2.1mtr High just before 9.PM tonight
This month also has 2 New Moons rising with the 2nd New Moon rising on the 30th of April.
Tomorrows surf forecast is calling for a bump in wave height but also with a new direction and more out of the SSW. This should put more of a pulse onto the East Coast of Bali, slowly building through out the day. More light and variable wind early out of the Northern quadrant before dedicating to the E-SE through the afternoon
Long Range there is some serious swell in transit to Indonesia and we will keep a close eye on it. At this stage Bali and Indonesia should light up by the 4th of May.
One thing I have been getting asked quite a lot from Aussies getting ready to hit Bali again is in regards to CHSE Hotel bookings. Apparently a certain Aussie discount airline is making it a requirement to show proof of a 4 day hotel (CHSE) booking for their arrival into Bali. That rule of arrival into Bali and Indonesia ended last month. If anyone is triple vaccinated there is no need to pre book the hotel and go through PCR tests after arrival. A simple body temperature scan is all that you have to pass here in Bali. If your temp is under 37.5 you are free to go where ever you please in Bali.
Ok that’s about us for now but we will be back out on the wave hunt again tomorrow and we do have some good plans in place at the moment. This afternoons sunset surf check will help to confirm everything. So stay tuned for more up dates tomorrow through our social media platforms.
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