A very long way from shore (2Km) so hire a boat to take you out and wait while you surf. There is a phantom shark that is said to cruise the break often. You need as little winds as possible, and a high tide to stop you drifting off the take of spot. Right hand peaks shift around a bit, but if you?re in the right place at the right time, it can be a ride to remember. Doesn?t seem to get too crowded, unlike its neighbour Sanur.
The most consistent left reef break in Bali. Rarely is it under 4 foot, but also rarely is it un crowded. Crowds have increased now that you can drive from Padang-padang beach along the new road right the cliff top over looking the surf. Warung?s offer food, drinks, shade and great views of the action in the surf. At high tide you surf the section known is The Peak, directly out from The Cave, with classic tubes right from the jacking take off. Unfortunately one in three tubes tends to close down unpredictably, so be prepared to duck out through the back of the wave. Over 10 feet on lunar high tides can be quite dangerous trying to get back in trough the cave, the only exit. Prone out immediately after take off and head for the beach up current from the cave, to avoid being swept past and having to paddle back out and around the break again to try getting back to the cave entrance. Low tide at Uluwatu causes The Peak the close out, so you surf 100 meters further down the reef at The Racetrack. A series of long walled section link together with fairly predictable open tubes that lure you ever onward into the next curving bowl but don?t go too far, because like most Bali reef breaks, it eventually closes out savagely onto almost dry coral that is very sharp wear your reef boots at low tide! The wave often gets bigger the further you go down the line. Over 10 feet at low tide, Racetrack moves further out and becomes outside corner, a thick pushy wall that rolls evenly for well over 100 meters. There are rarely tubes, but the faces are ideal for big carving maneuvers. Sometimes it is safer to get out of the water by paddling down to Padang, 2Km north. Temples is the line up furthest south, way out the back. A good outside reef to avoid the crowds or find more juice on smaller days.
