Nusa Dua

BALI EAST COAST

WHEN THE WET SEASON STARTS AROUND NOVEMBER, THE EAST COAST IS OFFSHORE FOR THE NEXT 5 MONTHS

BEST TIME TO TRAVEL:

JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH DECEMBER

Sri Lanka, off Club Med at Nusa Dua. Photo Trevor Murphy

SRI LANKA CAN BE A PERFECT BARREL IF THE CONDITIONS LINE UP . . .

When near by Nusa Dua is maxed out. Sri Lanka starts to turn on, the wave wraps around a submerged coral mesa facing the northwest.
The Break is situated directly in front of the resort Club-Med, not far from Nusa Dua

Ketut Menda Padang Galak beach break
Ketut Menda, Padang Galak beachbreak. Photo Piping Magic Wave

PADANG GALAK BEACH IS A RIVERMOUTH BEACH BREAK WITH BOILING HOT BLACK VOLCANIC SAND

Serangan, the most reliable reef in the wet season, also closest to Kuta. Rights and Lefts, good on all tides. Photo Tim Hain

SERANGAN IS THE MOST POPULAR WET SEASON WAVE FOR INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SURFERS.

A great right and left reefbreak, just 20 minutes from Kuta, now accessible by car due to the filling in of Benoa Harbour. Works all day, on all tides, on all size swells. Consistent so therefore very crowded. But this means Nusa Dua is not so crowded these days, especially on big days.

Hyatt Reef. Photo Jon Huberman

HYATT REEF IS A VERY LONG WAY FROM SHORE (2 KMS) SO HIRE A JEKUNG BOAT TO TAKE YOU OUT AND WAIT WHILE YOU SURF.

Tanjung-Sari
Tanjung Sari Photographer unknown

A COUPLE OF FUN RIGHT AND LEFT REEFBREAKS IN FRONT OF THE CLASSIC TANJUNG SARI HOTEL AND THE SANUR BEACH MARKETS

The right can get awesome at dead low tide with a big swell (wear your reef boots). It offers a very long and fast ride at low tide, but at high tide it tends to break into sections and is therefore rarely ridden by tourist surfers.
Gets good between waist high and triple overhead . . . More of a performance wave for carves and turns but occasionally barrels on lower tides and bigger swells

Tipi Jabrik, Sanur Reef. Photo Tim Hain

ONE OF THE WORLD’S BEST RIGHT REEF BREAKS WHEN OVER 8 FEET. BUT UNFORTUNATELY FICKLE

Keramas lineup, Photo Hilton Dawe

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SUP Bali’s Pete Cox on a typical day for Nusa Dua – overhead, thick and powerful 200 metre rides. Photo Trevor Murphy

NUSA DUA IS BALI’S MOST CONSISTENT RIGHT REEF BREAK, RARELY UNDER 4 FEET.

Often the only place breaking for weeks, so it does get crowded (60+ surfers over 3 peaks). Breaks about 1 Km offshore, so hire a jekung ride out and back (around $10) from Surfer’s Beach, just past the Nusa Dua Golf Course and turn left at the Aman Nusa Resort. Look for the Surfer’s Beach sign, or as always it is better to hire a local driver.

Lacerations Big Day! BIG day, Photo www.monkeysurfing.com

THIS IS WHAT YOU DREAMED BALI WOULD BE LIKE – LIVING RIGHT ON THE SAND OF A QUIET, PALM-FRINGED BEACH! NUSA LEMBONGAN’S BEACHES HAVE NO PAVED ROADS OR CARS TO DETRACT FROM THE PEACEFUL IDYLLIC LIFESTYLE ENJOYED BY THE LOCAL FISHERMEN FOR CENTURIES.

You can really relax and slow down here, beach combing for hours as you wait for the tide to come in and the surf to start pumping.