BALI / INDONESIA 9th - 10th July 2017 ULUWATU BOARDRIDERS CHALLENGE DAY 3 Hi again folks and here we go with the final installment from Day 3 and the finals of the Uluwatu Boardriders Challenge that went down at Indonesia's premier surfing location of Uluwatu. Yesterday the 9th and wave height was hanging in there to provide the means for the bunch of red hot remaining … [Read more...]
Sure beats working, right ! 18th November 2015
BALI / INDONESIA 18th November 2015 Hello everyone and welcome back to your baliwaves (keeping you right here in Bali with us since back in 1999) for today's news and our best possible views on surfing and weather conditions from here on the World's No.1 tropical surfing holiday destination of Bali. Ok so we were up early again this morning and didn't get to do a surf … [Read more...]
Padang Padang, Uluwatu, Jimburan Bay, Pendawa, 11-12/8/2014
BALI 11th - 12th August 2014 Hi folks and welcome back to the baliwaves.com (keeping the ball in play since 1999) for the latest news and best views on surfing and weather conditions from here on the No.1 tropical surfing holiday destination of Bali. Well yesterday morning well and truelly saw our new swell smashing into Bali's reef and beaches. Our first surf check on the … [Read more...]
Lee Wilson Wins Open Division and Michaela Partin Wins Women’s Division at Rip Curl Pro Mentawai
27 May 2012, Macaronis-Mentawai Islands: On Day Three of the Rip Curl Pro Mentawai 2012 at Macaronis Point in the epic wave playground of the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia, two-time Coca-Cola ISC Champion Lee Wilson took out the Men’s Open Final over Garut Widiarta, and Michael Partin narrowly defeated Brenda Lee in the Women’s Division. Both Wilson and Widiarta were in form … [Read more...]
Round 2 of Oakley Pro 11 Completed Today at Canggu-Bali
7 April 2011, Canggu-Bali: In between torrential downpours, the weather continuing to be a challenge to deal with, Round 2 of the Open Division and two heats of the Masters Division were completed today at the Oakley Pro 2011. The contestants and crew arrived at the beach starting at 7:30 am with rain pouring down, and it didn’t begin to slow until around 9 am, but it … [Read more...]
Garut Widiarta signs 4 year deal with Rip Curl
Balinese surfer, Asian beach games gold medalist and one of Indonesia's best known chargers Made “Garut” Widiarta has just signed with Rip Curl for another 4 exciting years. Garut, known for his incredible tube riding talent and radical free-surfing antics is one of the most sought after surfer's in Indonesia at present and currently is sitting on the 2nd spot in the … [Read more...]
Garut Widiarta Defeats Marlon Gerber to Win the Rote Open 2009
19 September 2009, Nemberala, Rote Island: In a very closely contested 30 minute final at scenic Bo’a Beach on the East Indonesian island of Rote, Garut Widiarta narrowly defeated Marlon Gerber to bring home 20 million Rupiah (USD 2,000) and 3,500 points in the inaugural Rote Open 2009 presented by the Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship Tour. “I feel a bit lucky to … [Read more...]
Top Seed Dede Suryana Out as Rounds 3 and 4 Completed at Rote Open 2009
17 September 2009, Nemberala – Rote Island: Top seed Dede Suryana was bested by Garut Widiarta today in Heat 4 of Round 4 as he failed to find the necessary points to stage a comeback against the lightfooted and charging goofyfooter on Day Two of the Rote Open 2009 at Bo’a Beach. The dropping 3-4 foot swell resulted in a few lulls throughout the day's competition, … [Read more...]
Indonesia Adds Another Gold Medal with Team Win at Final Asian Beach Games Surfing Competition
24 October 2008, Kuta-Bali: Indonesia's Surfing Team put on a brilliant display of talent, strategy and teamwork to come home with another gold medal on the final day of surfing competition the first Asian Beach Games yesterday. Made Garut Widiarta, Made Raditya Rondi, Made Adi Putra, and Dede Suryana worked together under the direction of coaches Om Arya and Made Switra to … [Read more...]
Indonesian Garut Widiarta Is Surfing’s First Olympic Gold Medalist
19 October 2008, Kuta-Bali: 20 year old Garut Widiarta from Bali became the first surfer in history to win a gold medal in the sport of surfing at an Olympic event today at Kuta Beach in Bali, Indonesia. The talented young surfer proudly held up the Indonesian flag as he and silver medalist Raditya Rondi accepted the cheers of the crowd in front of the judging tower. In an … [Read more...]
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