As the name implies, Airport lefts is in front of the northern side of the airport runway in Tuban, about 1.5kms south of Kuta Reef and approx 1km from the beach. Hire one of the local boats to get there, and save your energy for surfing.
Season - Dry Season (May-September)
Swell Direction - South
Ideal Size - at 4-5 ft - Airport Lefts begins to close when it gets bigger than this.
Best Winds - South East Trade Winds
Break - This break is a favourite of Japanese surfers so it can get crowded, and is a favourite with Japanese surfers. The waves are not a super powerful and the wave only runs for about 70 mtrs.
AIRPORT RIGHTS
Airport Rights is on the southern side of the airport runway and the wave can not be seen from the Kuta/Tuban area. The only way to reach this break is by hiring one of the local boats and do expect to pay a little more than for the other breaks in the area as its a lot further out.
Season - Dry Season (May - September)
Swell Direction - South
Ideal Size - 3 - 6 ft
Best Winds - South East Trade Winds
Break - When the swell is big on the reefs along the Kuta stretch it's worth taking a trip around to Airport Rights as it does take a bit of big swell before this break starts to work. With a high tide in the morning and a big swell to go with it, the chances are that this break will be working. Airport Rights is a classic right hand wave with rides up to 100mtrs or more. When it's working in the 2 - 4ft range you can generally expect it to be crowded.
KUTA REEF
Kuta Reef is located approx 800mtrs offshore, just to the left of the Discovery Kartika Plaza Resort. Hire one of the local boats to get out to the break. For a few dollars they will take you out and then return and pick you up when you're finished surfing (sometimes best to make a pre arranged time for a pickup with the boat operator that takes you out).
Season - Dry Season (May - September)
Swell Direction - South
Ideal Size - 4 - 5 ft is the best and also better on a middle to high tide
Best Winds - South East Trade Winds
Break - Kuta Reef is a very popular break and due to its convenient and central location it is not hard to find 60 - 70 surfers in the water. Have patience and pick you times and you will end up with a fun surf. When conditions are right, Kuta Reef produces a world class lefthander with waves traveling for up to 200 mtrs or more with some good barrel sections.
CANGGU
Canggu is situated on the southern coast between Seminyak and Tanah Lot. If you travel by car there is only a very small carpark so can be more convenient with a motorbike. This reef break has a regional classic wave that should be sampled while in Bali. It has both lefts and rights but the lefts are much better than the rights and the waves can be very fast but the ride is short. Works best on the mid and high tides with a swell size of 5-6ft. Surfing hazards are the rips and rocks in the surfing area. A number of locals surf this break so be prepared for a little attitude from some of them. The surf can blow out if the wind picks up and the break can get crowded at high tide as it only supports about 25 surfers. The warung at the beach has a toilet and there is also a well where you can wash off after the surf. The warung also serves basic food and drinks.
A rocky outcropping seperates Canggu from Pererenan. About 1km north is large parking area. That's the spot. In a good swell there are two breaks. The first is good right. And close by another right-fast but good. Best at mid tide and up to 6 foot. Over 6 foot it's not so hot, with close outs which break further out. Water can be dirty because of nearby rivers.
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