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Bali Surf Guide
The world's most famous surf island — Uluwatu's reefs in the south, Canggu's beach breaks in the centre, and a coastline that bends to every swell direction.
Best time
May – October (south coast); November – April (east coast)
Wave types
Reef breaks (Uluwatu, Padang), beach breaks (Canggu), point breaks
Skill level
All levels — Canggu and Old Man's for beginners, Padang Padang for advanced
Surf camps
4 listed
Surfing in Bali
Bali earned its reputation in the 1970s and never lost it. The Bukit Peninsula in the south is a wall of reef breaks — Uluwatu, Padang Padang, Bingin, Impossibles, Dreamland — that all start firing as soon as the dry-season trade winds switch on in May. North of Bukit, Canggu's beach breaks and reefs are the beginner-to-intermediate engine of the modern surf scene, and the easternmost point of Bali catches swell when the southern coast goes flat. The infrastructure is unmatched in Indonesia: ISA-certified coaches, boutique surf camps with infinity pools, daily van transfers to the right break for the day's conditions, and food/accommodation costs that still feel cheap by European standards.
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