The Surf Window

Surf Breaks in Indonesia

46 breaks mapped across 6 regions. Conditions, tips, and crew at every spot.

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Showing 46 breaks

Bali (21)

Airport Left

Bali

A long, mechanical left-hand reef break beside Ngurah Rai International Airport's runway, a surreal experience surfing powerful…

ReefAdvanced

Balangan

Bali

A long, mellow left-hand reef break in front of one of Bali's most beautiful white-sand beaches, great for learning to read a…

ReefIntermediate

Bingin

Bali

A punchy, hollow left that throws over a shallow reef in a stunning cliff-backed cove, short, intense rides that reward surfers…

ReefAdvanced

Canggu

Bali

Bali's hippest surf neighbourhood packs a surprising punch, a stretch of volcanic black-sand beach breaks producing genuinely…

BeachIntermediate

Dreamland

Bali

A wide, open beach break on Bali's Bukit Peninsula multiple peaks over a sandy bottom, the most forgiving option in a stretch of…

BeachIntermediate

Echo Beach

Bali

Canggu's headline act, a punchy, often hollow beach break that delivers real power over a volcanic rock and sand bottom, with a…

BeachIntermediate

HT's

Bali

Halfway Trees sits between Padang Padang and Uluwatu, a fast, hollow left that's often overlooked by the crowds at its famous…

ReefAdvanced

Hyatt Reef

Bali

A fun, accessible reef break in the Sanur area of southeast Bali, Hyatt Reef has consistent, manageable waves in warm tropical…

ReefIntermediate

Impossibles

Bali

Named for the seemingly impossible task of connecting its three fast sections into a single ride, on rare, perfect days it…

ReefAdvanced

Keramas

Bali

Bali's other world-class reef break, Keramas on the island's east coast is a powerful right-hand reef break that hosts the World…

ReefAdvanced

Kuta Beach

Bali

The world's most famous learn-to-surf beach, a long, forgiving stretch of sand where Balinese surf instructors have been getting…

BeachBeginner

Medewi

Bali

Bali's premier longboard wave, a long, mellow left-hand point break on the island's quieter west coast with rides of over 200…

PointIntermediate

Nusa Dua

Bali

Bali's most consistent east-facing reef, catching the SE trade-wind swell that the west coast misses entirely, a reliable option…

ReefIntermediate

Padang Padang

Bali

A short, savage left-hand barrel that funnels through a natural rock cove, one of the most photographed and feared tubes on the…

ReefExpert

Sanur

Bali

The gentle, sheltered reef of Bali's most refined beach town, Sanur's lagoon is a protected surf environment great for beginners…

ReefBeginner

Semawang

Bali

A reef break just south of Sanur in Bali, Semawang has slightly more exposed and punchy waves than the sheltered Sanur lagoon, a…

ReefIntermediate

Seminyak

Bali

Kuta's more refined northern neighbour, a long beach break with a slightly less chaotic atmosphere, the same forgiving waves in…

BeachBeginner

Serangan

Bali

A hollow, fast reef break on Bali's east coast that fires on the SE swell window, an underrated barrel when the south coast is…

ReefIntermediate

Serangan Turtle Island

Bali

A sheltered reef break just off the southeast coast of Bali, Serangan (Turtle Island) has a protected, accessible wave that…

ReefIntermediate

Ulu's Right

Bali

The right-hand side of Uluwatu's famous multi-peak lineup, Ulu's Right is a powerful, hollow reef break running off the same…

ReefAdvanced

Uluwatu

Bali

One of Bali's longest and most magical lefts, threading through multiple sections along a dramatic limestone cliff-face for up…

ReefAdvanced

Java (2)

Lombok (5)

Mentawais (12)

Bank Vaults

Mentawais

A long, powerful left-hand reef break in the Mentawais that delivers freight-train barrel sections of extraordinary length, one…

ReefExpert

Bintang Left

Mentawais

A fast, hollow left-hand reef break in the central Mentawais that barrels in earnest on solid swells, underrated compared to its…

ReefAdvanced

E-Bay

Mentawais

A quality left-hand reef break in the Mentawai Islands, E-Bay (Ebay) is a solid, hollow left that fires on south swells and is…

ReefAdvanced

Gobang

Mentawais

A fun, consistent right-hand reef break in the northern Mentawais long, open walls perfect for generating speed and throwing…

ReefAdvanced

Hollow Trees

Mentawais

The Mentawais' most iconic left, a thick, cavern-like barrel that locks in over a shallow reef, producing some of the longest…

ReefExpert

Lance's Right

Mentawais

HT's in the Mentawais, a world-class right-hand reef break that holds size beautifully and delivers long, barrelling walls that…

ReefExpert

Macaronis

Mentawais

Widely regarded as the most fun right-hand wave on earth, a long, open-faced, high-performance reef break that combines rare…

ReefAdvanced

One Palm Point

Mentawais

A beautiful right-hand reef break in the Mentawai Islands named for the single palm tree that stands above the break, One Palm…

ReefAdvanced

Rex Smits

Mentawais

A quality right-hand reef break in the Mentawai Islands named after a pioneering surfer who explored the archipelago, Rex Smits…

ReefAdvanced

Rifles

Mentawais

Fast and mechanical as its name suggests, a short, intense left-hand barrel in the northern Mentawais that fires like a shotgun…

ReefExpert

Telescopes

Mentawais

A versatile, high-performance right-hand reef in the southern Mentawais, long, fast walls with barrel sections that work across…

ReefAdvanced

Thunders

Mentawais

One of the Mentawai Islands' most powerful and revered waves, Thunders is a ferocious right-hand reef break that lives up to its…

ReefExpert

Nias (3)

Sumbawa (3)