Bali Feb/March

[Arai]

Hey Guys!! First Post for me

Quick info:
I am travelling to Sri Lanka on the 27th of January and I am planning to stay 1 month and of course just surfing there ;D. The thing is, I want to travel somwhere afterwards, so I thought about Bali, because it's pretty close to Sri Lanka.

So I just wanted to ask YOU guys, if you could give me some advise where it is best to surf in Bali in February - March. You should probably know that I'm an "okay" surfer, but so far i just surfed beach breaks, don't know what it's like in Sri Lanka, so I will see. Just to let you know that I would need some forgiving waves and not the kamikaze ones ;D.

Hope someone can help, would be really glad for some advise!

[Arai]

Anyone?

[pandarturo]

Jaffa?

[jaffa1949]

If you read though the posts quite often questions like this are well covered, they can be a little hard to find but this is one part of one post by Aqualife and a post I've entered previously.
Re: where to go in feb / march

Postby Aqualife » Mon Nov 11, 2013 8:37 pm

The Indonesian dry season runs roughly from April-Oct plus minus 1 month. This coincides with the 'conventional' swell and surf season with Jun-Aug the biggest and most crowded months. By conventional I mean this is when most people go and the best waves are happening with the cleanest condition. Some people like Bali in the off/rainy season. I am not one of those. The ocean is really dirty at that time and surfing is hit and miss with lots of searching, often the wrong winds and you can't surf every day, so a wash in my opinion (literally the monsoon season isn't pleasant). March can be ok too and also November. But Dec/Jan/Feb I'd stay away.



Re: where to go in feb / march

Postby jaffa1949 » Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:53 am
Just a heads up February/March is a a little too early in the Indonesian season, the risk of flat periods and rain would be much greater. I doubt Heaven on the Planet would be useful then.
Also when there is heavy rains in Indonesian the water quality becomes more risky particularly where streams run out.
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[Arai]

So basically it could be good in March, but I can't be sure..? I would arrive in Bali around the 26th of Feb, so almost March...
I read somewhere that it would be better on the east coast at this time of the year, what would you say?

If Bali isn't the best option, can u recommend a other destination? I'm on a budget though, so it needs to be rather cheap... :/.

Thanks so far jaffa!

[jaffa1949]

The Sanur / Nusa Dua area and the east coast is the go and make some offerings to the Goddess of the Southern Ocean, Nyai Roro Kidul , to send some swell.
If you are young do not wear green boardshorts as she will require you to come and be her lover ( always requires drowning).

Really it is about your luck even in the dry season swell can be flukey. At the changeover season more so. And the waves will be a predominance of right handers.

You want a little softer than some of the Bali breaks then consider the Maldives. again slightly off season but starting to show, more wind issues than surf!

[Arai]

Thanks jaffa! The Maldives seem like a nice alternative! Have you already been there yourself?
Which part of the Maldives would you recommend for this season and are the breaks rather easy to access, or do you need to drive out there with a surf charterer?

[jaffa1949]

Info on the Maldives is freely available on the web ,no I haven't been there, you need to check the companies that service coming from where you live. Tourism is limited to specific islands and areas so land based resorts or Charter boats are the go some breaks are resort exclusive with a limit of surfers at the resort and no outsiders.
Check Pasta Point the new sultans and Honkies resort.
Hurandahfushi or lohi's is another.
Have a search engine search or even have a look at this https://surfing-waves.com/surfing_vacation.htm on this very site.

by doing that I pretty much know what to expect under normal conditions