13 August, 2021, Kuta, Bali:  21-year-old Indonesian Olympian Rio Waida’s impressive run for the podium at the Corona Open Mexico presented by Quiksilver was stopped today in the Round of 16 by Western Australia’s Jack Robinson, who snatched away Waida’s lead in the 45 minute heat by posting one of the highest single wave scores of the day, a 9.37 (out of a possible … [Read more...]

12 August 2021, Kuta, Bali: Up against World Number 3 Filipe Toledo today in man-on-man Round 3 (Round of 32) action at the Corona Open Mexico presented by Quiksilver, needing a score of just 4.5 to win the heat and advance to Round 4 (Round of 16) and with only 20 seconds left, Indonesia's first Olympic Surfer and event Wildcard Rio Waida took off on a wave and went to work, … [Read more...]

Bali Surf & Weather report (PPKM) 8th - 9th August 2021 Hello surfers and thanks again for dropping into the baliwaves (The original Bali surf report website since 1999). Bali is still currently under micro restrictions (PPKM) that are in force until today the 9th where at some point in time today we will hear of another extension or not. Although Bali's domestic … [Read more...]

Bali Surf & Weather report (PPKM)5th - 6th August 2021 Hello surfers and thanks again for dropping into the baliwaves (The original Bali surf report website since 1999). Ok first up our PPKM or micro restrictions that were due to end on the 2nd have been extended through until the 9th at this stage. Although Bali's domestic airport and inter island ferry service are open … [Read more...]

Bali Surf & Weather report (PPKM)3rd - 4th August 2021 Hello surfers and thanks again for dropping into the baliwaves (The original Bali surf report website since 1999). Ok first up our PPKM or micro restrictions that were due to end on the 2nd have been extended through until the 9th at this stage. Although Bali's domestic airport and inter island ferry service are open … [Read more...]

Bali Surf & Weather report (PPKM)31st July -1st August 2021 Hello surfers and thanks again for dropping into the baliwaves (The original Bali surf report website since 1999) We today is the last day of the PPKM / imposed restrictions in most of Indonesia, so hopefully we should here the verdict on it being extended or just let go. Numbers are still currently very high … [Read more...]

Bali Surf & Weather report (PPKM)28th - 29th July 2021 Hello Bali people and thanks for tuning into the baliwaves, the original surf and weather report website since back in 1999. Ok yesterday the the 28th and with the loosening of PPKM restrictions and no barricade present at Pantai Jerman I thought I better jump in a friends boat and hang out between Kuta Reef and … [Read more...]

Bali Surf & Weather report (PPKM)25th - 27th July 2021 Hello surfers and thanks for your patience with us here in Bali while we are going through this very hard and terribly sad time. As I mentioned in my last (depressing) post Bali and parts of Indonesia have been in a part lock down or PPKM. This round of "part restrictions" started on July 3rd and went through till … [Read more...]

19th July 2021 Hello everyone and thanks for dropping into the baliwaves in these very testy and hard times we are suffering at the moment. Since the 3rd of July the President has imposed a partial lockdown on Java and Bali and since then extended into other area's of Indonesia. Closing non essiential busineses and also making domestic travel through out Indonesia a little … [Read more...]