Padang Padang packs one of the best barrels you'll see anywhere. It also has a reputation for having a very shallow reef that regularly devours boards and bodies. So what's it like on smaller days? It ...

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Bali is an island in flux – especially in the south. It’s a maelstrom of construction: villas, roads, jetties, reclamation. A magnet for tourists for generations, the island welcomed over five million ...

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August had it all. The biggest swell of the year lit up Uluwatu and the Padang Padang Cup ran in pumping conditions. There ...

It's no secret that from May to September there are few environments around the world richer in waves than the Indonesian archipelago. Whether you're chasing pits and punts in Sumbawa, perfection in ...

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