**** AFTERNOON SURF UP-DATE **** Howdy folks, I thought I just better give ya's the news that around lunch time today the wind backed right off and then swung to the WNW at 4-7knot. But no change in the wave situation, now that I can easily see the difference between wind chop and wave, the Outer Reefs were only just showing the odd half footer breaking between Kuta Reef and … [Read more...]
Bali Surf Report – March 20 2006
Welcome back to the baliwaves, especially to all you surfers finding us for the first time. Yesterday, Sunday the 19th and at first light the wind was already howling outta the WSW here along Bali's famous West Coast making surfing conditions real ugly. A couple of surfers that are home basing with us here in Tuban made the trek over to Serangan (East Coast) and reckoned wave … [Read more...]
Bali Surf Report – March 18 2006
Good morning surfers and thanks for dropping by the baliwaves. Not a lotta change out there this morning when I made my surf recon at 6.45am. Wave height has had another slight increase in size. Actual wave height on the Outer Reefs was in the 1-3ft+ range with the bigger waves coming through on Middle Reef. Wind direction was coming from the NW at 3-5knot and on/cross-shore … [Read more...]
Bali Surf Report – March 18 2006
Good morning surfers and thanks for dropping by the baliwaves. Not a lotta change out there this morning when I made my surf recon at 6.45am. Wave height has had another slight increase in size. Actual wave height on the Outer Reefs was in the 1-3ft+ range with the bigger waves coming through on Middle Reef. Wind direction was coming from the NW at 3-5knot and on/cross-shore … [Read more...]
Bali Surf Report – March 17 2006
Howdy folks, welcome aboard baliwaves.com. This mornings 6.15am surf check of the Outer Reefs here in Tuban was showing a slight bump in wave height. Not a hell of a lot, but an increase all the same. Wave height in between Kuta Reef and Airport Left was in the 1-3ft range on the bottom end of the morning tide. Wind direction was coming outta the NW at 3-4knot and … [Read more...]
Bali Surf Report – March 16 2006
Hey Crew ! well I've finally made it back home to Bali an I'm ready to rock on with baliwaves.com But for now lets get straight into some Bali surf and weather conditions hey. This morning I was down at the beach come first light checking on the Ole Outer Reefs here in Tuban. There were plenty of small waves in the 1-2ft+ range breaking in between Kuta Reef and Airport Lefts. … [Read more...]
Bali Surf Report – March 12 2006
Reporting from - Newcastle / Gold Coast / Newcastle / Sydney / Newcastle : 12th March 2006 Howdy friends, well I tell ya's I've been covering a few miles up and down the East Coast of Australia since I got my last despatch off to ya's. To start with I was pretty excited about getting up to the Gold Coast, collecting my new surfboards and hopefully slipping into a few sand … [Read more...]
Bali Surf Report – March 3 2006
G'day crew and thanks for dropping in to see if things are back to normal yet. Well so far I've been in Newcastle for the last week, catching up on some R & R. Hopefully I'll be heading North to visit the DIVERSE H.Q. in the next day or two. Then it'll just be a matter of gettin on the next available flight back to Bali. In the meantime I hope your having a good day what ever … [Read more...]
Bali Surf Report – February 24 2006
Howdy surfers and welcome to the machine. Well this morning we had more rough weather blowing into Bali outta the Southern quadrant. My day began at 4.30am getting ready to go and chase down Spanish Mackeral from the Bali Sea. The rain started around 5.00am and the wind was blowing lightly outta the NW at 2knot. Cruising out past Kuta Reef just as the sky was starting to … [Read more...]
Karma and the Kangaroo Man
Before my first trip to Indonesia a friend had proposed a unique training program for the waves I would encounter and the potentially bad wipeouts that awaited me. He wanted to tie my hands behind my back and push me off my roof, while other friends waited below to throw rocks at me while I was being simultaneously choked and sprayed with a water hose. I decided on a regiment … [Read more...]
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