Bali Surfing Information

Information about best place for surfing in bali the wave best size, surfboard rental, surfing school and surfing lesson,and more..If you would like to know more about Bali as a surf spot and what you must prepare to Surf in Bali

Bali Surfing Location

We can't remember how many times our Bali surf lessons students asking us wheres "the" best places to surf in Bali?, Well, we first thought about the question and there is just several possible answers, because Bali has several great surf sites.

So relating to the above, Odysseys Surf School Bali, have tried to classify the best surf spot that Bali has to offer with international recognition. In short we have classified the Bali surf sites by their area of location around Bali.

Imposible Bali Surfing

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Impossibles is located between Bingin and Padang Padang, so if your at either of those two places you can see whats happening at Impossibles.

Wet/Dry Season
Dry Season - April/October

Best Swell Direction
South

Best Size
4-8ft

Best Winds

SE Tradewinds

Crowd Factor
Impossibles does not get very crowded.

Padang Padang Bali Surfing

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Padang Padang only starts to work when we have a big swell running. A sealed road will take you all the way to the top of the stairs that take you down to a beautiful beach in front of the reef. With easy paddle out through the channel.

Wet/Dry Season
Dry Season

Best Swell Direction
South

Best Size
5-8ft

Best Winds
SE Tradewinds

Crowd Factor
Padang Padang because of it's world wide fame can get dangerously crowded. There are usually heavy vibes in the water, and tempers often flare due to drop ins

Serangan Bali Surfing

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Serangan is now known as the turtle area, to surf in Serangan you have to follow the By Pass Road to Sanur, but about half way there from Kuta you will see a mega wholesale store called the Makro just before the Makro on the opposite side of the road there is a new unsealed limestone road(white rock) turn in there and it will take down to the waves. This surfing spot is visited by many surfers of all kinds of surfing skill levels, people who only want to surf Bali or wish to learn how to surf in Bali.

Wet/Dry Season
Wet Season

Best Swell Direction

South

Best Size
4-6ft

Best Winds
WSW

Crowd Factor

This place does get crowded, not very long ago this was a secret spot

Sanur Bali Surfing

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There are two main reefs at Sanur Bali i.e. Sanur reef and Tandjung reef. To get there just follow the main road (Bye Pass Road) to Sanur and turn right at either of the two sets of traffic lights in Sanur.

Wet/Dry Season
Wet Season

Best Swell Direction
South

Best Size
4-6ft

Best Winds
WSW

Crowd Factor
The locals here are very wave hungry and possesive of their waves which can make it hard to get waves when it's under 5ft

Bingin Bali Surfing

group surfing lesson Bingin is the next reef south of Balangan Bali Surfing, for the most part it's always been pretty easy to find. Traveling from the Kuta area your on a good sealed road, but be warned the last 500 mtrs of unsealed road is bad, very bad. The reef is close to shore and only a short paddle out.

Wet/Dry Season
Dry Season - April/October

Best Swell Direction
South

Best Size
3-5ft

Best Winds
SE Tradewinds

Crowd Factor
Bingin gets very crowded through the peak season, and the worst thing is there is only one small take off area.

Balangan Bali Surfing

group surfing lesson Balangan is located down towards the southern peninsula, it used to be a hard place to find but now there is a sealed road that will just about take you all the way in there. The reef is right infront of the beach and only a short paddle out required.

Wet/Dry Season

Dry Season - April/October

Best Swell Direction
South

Best Size
4-8ft

Best Winds
SE Tradewinds

Crowd Factor
Crowds were never a worry at Balangan before the new road went in, but now with the easy access, it is starting to get more and more surfers around there.
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