“This is where it all started,” says Rizal Tandjung, gazing out over a sandy shoreline lapped by dying breakers. Almost 40 years old, Tandjung is one of Bali’s surfing pioneers. Picking up his first ...

A nice groomed swell with waist high sets rolled into Kuta Beach with plenty of female surfers tapping into some quality logging waves. An overcast morning eventually gave way to blue skies and ...

The ladies got some fun little runners during the morning session at Kuta Beach, picking off lefts and rights that were perfect for logging. With just a light offshore wind blowing, so conditions were ...

"Indonesians believe that the ocean is very, very dangerous and the sea god is going to take you away," says Bali surfing pioneer Rizal Tandjung (pictured here) of why the locals were slow to join the ...

Kuta Reef is the original left hand reef break of Bali. Before surfers started venturing out to the Bukit, this was the place where surfers met the challenges of the big swells of the dry season. Kuta ...

Surf school owner Halfia Londa is pinning all her hopes on Indonesia's plan to reopen the island of Bali to some foreign tourists from mid-October. A surfing business owner, 38-year-old, Halfia Lando ...

Bali is a beach haven that attracts millions of tourists annually. Other than the Ubud, Seminyak and Canggu regions, Kuta, which is a short drive away from the Ngurah Rai International Airport, is ...

Maybe this is why Bali needs a tourist tax? Hectic scenes after a rain deluge in Bali have sparked a big debate. One video, posted to Instagram by @bali.info.official and @balipost.id, shows a tourist ...

Pro surfer Rizal Tandjung was one of the first locals to defy cultural norms and take up the sport Surf photographer Jason Childs says Indonesian surfers need to take things to the next level if they ...