Intermediate: Kuta Reef (Good, 1.7 m, cross-shore around 06:00), Airport Lefts (Good, 1.7 m, cross-offshore around 06:00), Berawa (Good, 1.9 m, cross-shore around 07:00)
Advanced: Serangan Reef (Epic, 1.6 m, cross-shore around 06:00), Kuta Reef (Good, 1.7 m, cross-shore around 06:00)
Forecast updated 20 Oct, 01:03 UTC.
The spots
Kuta Reef · reef break, intermediate, best on SW/S swell with ESE/E/SE wind, mid to high tide. Classic left on an outer reef about 800 m off Tuban, usually reached by boat; a long, forgiving wall on most days that gets hollow on bigger swells.
Kuta Beach · beach break, beginner, best on SW/S swell with E/ENE wind, mid to high tide. The classic Bali beginner beach, a long sandy beach break with soft shoulders and many surf schools. Works on small swell and mid to high tide.
Airport Lefts · reef break, intermediate, best on SW/SSW swell with E/ESE/SE wind, mid to high tide. Coral reef left off the end of the Ngurah Rai runway that wants a proper southwest groundswell, around 1.5 m and up, and a rising mid to high tide. Easterly morning…
Legian (Padma) · beach break, intermediate, best on SW/SSW swell with E/ENE/ESE wind, mid to high tide. Legian sandbanks between Kuta and Seminyak, working on southwest swell with east wind around mid to high tide. Reliable but busy, and it closes out once it gets over…
Airport Rights · reef break, intermediate, best on SW/SSW swell with E/ESE/SE wind, mid to high tide. The right-hander on the same reef system as Airport Lefts, a few hundred metres further south. Needs the same southwest push and easterly wind; Surf-Forecast rates it…
Seminyak (Blue Ocean) · beach break, intermediate, best on SW/S/W swell with SE/E/ENE wind, mid tide. Sandbar peaks in front of Ku De Ta that work best on a rising mid tide with southwest to west swell. Fast and hollow at times, and the beach crowd means the lineup…
Jimbaran Beach · beach break, intermediate, best on W/WSW swell with E/ESE wind, all tides. Short, hollow sand-bottom peaks on the west-facing Jimbaran bay, best on a west swell with an east breeze. Few people out during the week.
Berawa · reef break, intermediate, best on W/WSW/SW swell with E/ESE wind, all tides. Right-hand reef a few minutes down the beach from Canggu, picking up west and southwest swell with an east wind. Handles all tides and draws a big crowd on the weekend.
Canggu (Batu Bolong) · reef break, intermediate, best on SW/SSW swell with NE/ENE wind, mid to high tide. The main wave of the Canggu strip, with rocky-reef lefts and rights that suit longboards and fun-sized swells. Dry-season mornings are cleanest.
Echo Beach · reef break, intermediate, best on SW/S/W swell with NE/N/E wind, mid to high tide. Canggu's punchiest wave: a fast, often hollow left over reef and sand at the end of Batu Mejan, with a shorter right; low tide exposes the reef.
Pererenan · beach break, intermediate, best on SW/W/S swell with NE/N/E wind, mid to high tide. Sand-and-rock peaks just north-west of Echo Beach giving lefts and rights; a busy alternative to the Canggu reefs that holds a fair bit of swell.
Balangan · reef break, intermediate, best on SW/SSW swell with ESE/E wind, low to mid tide. A long, forgiving left reef break over coral on the west Bukit coast. Its wide, relatively mellow shape makes it a good step up from beach breaks.
Serangan Reef · reef break, intermediate, best on S/SSE/SE swell with NW/WNW/W wind, mid tide. Reef off the south end of Serangan island that likes south to southeast swell and a northwest breeze. Small and mellow most of the time, and it keeps working on days…
Dreamland · beach break, intermediate, best on SW/SSW swell with E/ESE wind, low tide. A sandy beach break with reef sections on the Bukit, offering both lefts and rights. It works best near low tide on a decent swell.
When to surf in Kuta
Best months for intermediate surfers: April to November. For beginners: April to May, July, September to November. The water goes from about 28 °C in August (Boardshorts / rash vest) to 30 °C in December (Boardshorts / rash vest). 1 of the 14 spots suit beginners, such as Kuta Beach.