Surfing Nusa Lembongan............

Just Off the southeast coast of mainland Bali, just across the Badung Strait lie the three islands of Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Ceningan and Nusa Penida.

The islands are the closest respite from the busy scene on Bali at just over thirty minutes on a fast boat service from Benoa and Sanur,or just over an hour on the public service from Sanur.

Nusa Lembongan has three world class surf breaks, all easily accessable from the beach or at low tide by small fishing boats.

The surf on Nusa Lembongan is world class with two of the best right hand waves in Indonesia situated right in front of Jungutbatu beach.

Small boats ferry visiting surfers out to the breaks but it’s perfectly possible to walk out over the reef at low tide.

All the surf spots are seriously dependent on the tide, one minute the waters can be flat and half an hour later the swell sweeping into the bay will be pumping.

The waters in Nusa Lembongan are noticeably cooler than in Bali and all the breaks are suited to intermediates and advanced surfers only.

Lacerations - is a sleeping giant that awakes to produce mechanically flawless right hand barrels well over six feet. The take off is perilous and the inside tube wraps around on itself, making a safe exit seem practically impossible. Hold your line and you’ll be spat out gloriously into the channel nearby the moored pontoon. Wear a lot of protective gear to avoid the sharp and very shallow reef.

Mushroom Beach - sometimes produces a left-hander at higher tides depending on the swell direction. Make a journey around here when Shipwrecks is starting to get out of control.

Playgrounds - is a left and right A-frame setup at the southern most point of Jungutbatu. Don’t be fooled by the name; Playgrounds is a shallow, fast and unforgivable wave that breaks over a beautifully coloured reef.

Shipwrecks - is at the top end of Jungutbatu and is a fun hot dogging wave that can occasionally produce a fine barrel section. The exposed take off point sucks up all available swell and can produce some genuinely frightening clean up sets. On bigger days surfers who fail to make the first section will find themselves in all manner of trouble as the cross currents turn a speedy exit from the impact zone into a major feat of escapism.

The hull of the rusted shipwreck can still be seen on lower tides but the real peril is the shallow reef and seaweed fence that regularly claims both boards and flesh.

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