Uluwatu

Uluwatu is situated almost at the southern tip of Bali. Once it was quite a trek to reach the break but  these days you can drive or ride all the way to the warungs and steps on a sealed road. There are 4 different sections to surf at Uluwatu. Temples has a long, hollow wave that works well on a middle to high tide. The Peak is right in front of the warungs on the cliff and in line with the cave and this break is also best on the high tide. Racetrack is a super fast but makeable barrel that works on a low tide, but does get seriously shallow. Outside Corner is considered by many surfers to be one of the best waves anywhere in the world, The Corner won't even begin to break until the swell is at least around 8' then, if your game, you are in for one long, fast ride.

Season - Dry Season (May - October)
Swell Direction - South
Ideal Size - 3 - 10ft Uluwatu always seems to have waves and rarely goes flat.  All conditions seem to work.
Best Winds - South East Trade Winds
Break - Uluwatu would be the most well known break in Bali and has become the break that all surfer want to surf at least once.  Because of it's popularity it can get crowded in almost any conditions but will always be crowded with the swell in the 2 - 6 ft range. When the corners are also breaking the crowd becomes less of a worry.  The crowd of surfer generally spread out over a reasonably large area between 'Temples' and 'The Peak' so if you use a little patience you will get enough waves.

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