11th Feb '10 ****MORNING SURF UP-DATE**** Howdy crew and thanks for stopping by the baliwaves.com for today's news on surfing and weather conditions here on the tropical holiday island of Bali. Just to bring ya's up to date on yesterdays surf, there wasn't any... But we did try our best by driving all the way up to Balian at 4.30am. Pulling up to find knee to knee high … [Read more...]
Kuta Reef to Uluwatu, 9th Feb’10
9th Feb '10 ****AFTERNOON SURF UP-DATE**** Hello surfers and thanks for stopping by the baliwaves.com for todays run down on surfing and weather conditions here on the happy litle holiday island of Bali. Well not much change in surfing conditions today, still small and weak but at least nice and wet and refreshing in for a paddle. The Outer reefs here in Tuban were only … [Read more...]
Kuta Reef to Uluwatu, 8th Feb ’10
8th Feb '10 ****AFTERNOON SURF UP-DATE**** Howdy folks and time for another dose of the baliwaves to see whats been happening surf and weather wise here on most people's No.1 surfing holiday destination of Bali. This mornings surf recon on the Outer Reefs here in the friendly little surfing suburb of Tuban as expected was showing a very weak looking 1 foot of swell … [Read more...]
Kuta Reef to Uluwatu and beyond, 26th August ’09
26th August 09 ****MORNING SURF UP-DATE**** Good morning to everyone tuning into the baliwaves.com for the latest news on todays surfing and weather conditions from here on your first choice surfing holiday destination of Bali. Todays photos are courtesy of Hendra Surf Photography down at Uluwatu. My 8.00am surf check on the Outer Reefs was showing a definite increase in … [Read more...]
Raditya Rondi Over Rahtu Suargita in Thrilling Finish to Rip Curl West Sumbawa Pro 2009
26 June 2009, Taliwang-West Sumbawa: In the waning afternoon light somewhere in West Sumbawa, 20 year old Raditya Rondi put the final stamp on his first ever Indonesian Surfing Championship tour win by racing his way through three barrel sections on his last wave, just inches above the razor sharp reef, to post the highest score of the day, a 9.25 out of a possible 10, besting … [Read more...]
Suryana into Quarterfinals over Wilson – Made Lana Takes Masters Division Win at Rip Curl West Sumbawa 2009
23 June 2009, Taliwang-West Sumbawa: In the last heat of Round 4 today with 4-5 foot righthanders pounding onto the reef, the Number 1 and 2 ranked Coca-Cola ISC tour pro competitors battled it out for a spot in the Quarterfinals, and at the end of the 20 minute heat it was last year’s champion Dede Suryana who emerged the heat winner over 2007 champion Lee Wilson. With 5 … [Read more...]
Lay Day Today at Rip Curl West Sumbawa Pro 2009
22 June 2009, Taliwang-West Sumbawa: The expected increase in swell did not materialize today, so after giving the Indian Ocean a few hours chance to wake up Contest Director Pete Matthews called a lay day for today at the beautiful and scenic Scar Reef beach. There is currently a local volleyball tournament going on as well as a Battle of the Bands, so the contestants and … [Read more...]
Aerials and Big Turns Get Top Scores on Day 2 of Rip Curl West Sumbawa Pro 2009
21 June 2008, Taliwang-West Sumbawa: Day 2 of the Rip Curl West Sumbawa Pro saw the exciting action continue above the razor sharp coral reef of Scar Reef in West Sumbawa, with 4-5 foot waves on offer to tempt the Round 4 Coca-Cola ISC tour competitors into going big with a combination of aerials, big turns and massive floaters, and when pulling them off being rewarded by the … [Read more...]
Rip Curl West Sumbawa Pro 2009 Opens With First Day Action at Scar Reef
20 June 2009, Taliwang-West Sumbawa: The Rip Curl West Sumbawa Pro 2009 rolled into action today at scenic Scar Reef in 3-4 foot waves, giving the opening round Coca-Cola ISC tour competitors their first go at challenging the world famous and aptly named razor-sharp reef break. The third stop of the Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship Tour, this is the second year for … [Read more...]
Lucky Lakey Peak Groms Tear It Up at GromSearch 3 in Sumbawa
6 April 2009, Lakey Peak – Sumbawa: The Rip Curl GromSearch crew hopped over east of Bali to world famous Lakey Peak in Sumbawa for Gromsearch 3 over the weekend to check out if there were any hot groms around…and they had no problem finding lots of ‘em! Having already produced such well known groms as Rip Curl team riders Ony Anwar (2008 Coca-Cola ISC Junior Champion) and … [Read more...]
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