hey fellas, heading over to Bali during the wet season with a mate for some surf. Both been doin it for bout 2 years... still pretty ****.
Just chasing some advice on locations that would suit our level and give us a chance to improve our skill and get some good rides, should we bring our own boards and should we hire a guide? Any there tips would be good.
cheers.

Always take your own board you feel most confident with, have a scrounge around new and 2nd surf shops while you are there you never know might pickup a bargain.

Wind and lower swells are a issue that time of year, East Coast and Nusa Dua are the best for better wind direction ND for swell

BTW if ND looks 6 foot from the beach it will be 8 to 10 and bigger once out there.

You can still surf kuta / Legain if that's your thing just get in before day light and do the early.

Most guys will turn there noses up at the mention of a Balinese surf guide but the Japanese and Koreans use them for good reason they will take you to the best location for your level, sit you in exactly the right take off area, the other local Balinese hot shots will give you waves and if they are really good you will not get cleaned up by the bomb sets.
Would highly recommend plus you are helping support a local family directly

A mate swallowed his pride one year and used one for Ulus 3 to 4 times over head at the peak the Balinese made him take the set waves normally you wouldn't get a look in.

You can also use Slim (Baliwaves) look him up on the net.

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IFocus said..
Always take your own board you feel most confident with, have a scrounge around new and 2nd surf shops while you are there you never know might pickup a bargain.

Wind and lower swells are a issue that time of year, East Coast and Nusa Dua are the best for better wind direction ND for swell

BTW if ND looks 6 foot from the beach it will be 8 to 10 and bigger once out there.

You can still surf kuta / Legain if that's your thing just get in before day light and do the early.

Most guys will turn there noses up at the mention of a Balinese surf guide but the Japanese and Koreans use them for good reason they will take you to the best location for your level, sit you in exactly the right take off area, the other local Balinese hot shots will give you waves and if they are really good you will not get cleaned up by the bomb sets.
Would highly recommend plus you are helping support a local family directly

A mate swallowed his pride one year and used one for Ulus 3 to 4 times over head at the peak the Balinese made him take the set waves normally you wouldn't get a look in.

You can also use Slim (Baliwaves) look him up on the net.

Thanks for ur help mate, much appreciated.

+1 on Slim from Baliwaves (website/Facebook page) he also does accomodation. Pretty good deal works out about $60 US a day over 4+ days, you get accomodation, taken to the best location for waves including some seriously funny banter and sight seeing and end up with a disk full of photos of you ripping/kooking

check him out. Baliwaves.com

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mocha1 said..
+1 on Slim from Baliwaves (website/Facebook page) he also does accomodation. Pretty good deal works out about $60 US a day over 4+ days, you get accomodation, taken to the best location for waves including some seriously funny banter and sight seeing and end up with a disk full of photos of you ripping/kooking

check him out. Baliwaves.com

Cheers, sounds like the go.

Slim puts out a email each day with a couple of photos go to his site baliwaves and sign up funny how I see mates on there time to time.