Intermediate Surfing in Bali

Our intermediate and advanced groups were back at Dreamland at low tide for their first session this morning.

Swell was slightly smaller than yesterday but still providing waves in the chest to overhead range which provided a challenge for some but were fun and rewarding for all.

After breakfast our advanced group surfed at Uluwatu and the intermediates joined the beginners at Padang Padang for their second sessions of the day.

With a very low tide to start the day and an increase in swell size overnight, Dreamland was always going to be the spot of choice for the first session of the day for our intermediate and advanced group of surfers.

With almost no wind, the conditions were beautifully glassy and waves were breaking between shoulder and slightly overhead for the group lessons and surf guiding.

After a breakfast refuel back at camp the second session of the day took place at Uluwatu for our advanced surfers and at our local break of Padang Padang for our beginners and intermediates.

Our intermediate and advanced guiding group took the short trip down the road to Uluwatu this morning where the onshore wind was unfortunately not creating the perfectly clean conditions that we’re accustomed to.

Whatever today’s waves lacked in quality, however, was made up for by the unusually small crowd at Uluwatu and our guests were able to enjoy the waist to head high waves with a relatively low number of other surfers in the water.

Elsewhere at the surf camp this morning our beginners surfed at Dreamland for their first session before heading to our local break at Padang Padang for their second surf of the day.

It was an early start for our beginner and intermediate group this morning as they headed for Jimbaran bay at first light to catch the boat out to the reef at Toro Toro for their group and private surfing lessons.

A common favourite among our intermediate surfers, Toro Toro was breaking perfectly this morning for our students with waves of an impressive size — up to to head high — yet still friendly and accessible enough for even relatively new surfers to enjoy.

Elsewhere at camp this morning our advanced group were taking advantage of in-water surf photography services with a private lesson at Greenbowl and our beginners were surfing at our local break of Padang Padang.

Our intermediates started their day this morning with group and private lessons at Dreamland beach, just a few km down the road from the surf camp.

On a low tide, the A-frame at the north end of Dreamland beach breaks over the rocky shelf and creates waves that give you the option of surfing both left and right — perfect for keeping both the regular and goofy-footers happy.

Waves were glassy and coming through in the shoulder to head-high range and, with only a couple of other surfers in the water, our guests just about had the place to themselves.

Slightly tricky conditions met our beginner and intermediate surfers this morning at our local beach of Padang Padang for their group and private lessons. Waves were breaking slightly faster than usual and there was a little current to contend with, but with the help of their expert instructors, it didn’t phase anybody and they all had a great session.

Our beginners were surfing the smaller, knee to waist-high waves next to the channel on the inside and the intermediates were taking on the larger — up to head-high — waves farther out to sea.

Elsewhere at the surf camp, our other groups headed out on the boat at Toro Toro this morning before everybody returned to the camp for lunch.

For the second session of the camp’s group and private lessons this morning, our beginner and intermediate surfers headed down to our local break at Padang Padang.

Swell height was in the knee to chest range for this session with a couple of larger sets that arrived and, although the onshore wind wasn’t the lightest, it still allowed for clean surfing conditions.

The crowds weren’t as thin as they were for the early morning session but with expert tuition and wave selection from our highly experienced surf instructors, everybody managed plenty of rides and both groups were making some great progress.

Our beginner and intermediate groups headed to Balangan beach again this morning for their group and private surf lessons where the waves were breaking between waist and shoulder-high with a couple of occasional larger sets.

The crowds were thin and our students had the middle of the beach to themselves for much of the session, which meant there were plenty of waves to go around and the maximum potential for making improvements.

As you can see from today’s gallery, everybody caught lots of waves and had a great time in the Bali morning sun.