Bali surfing news: Strong on shore winds today

My neighbour here in Seminyak is an Aussie guy named Julian. His wife is from Spain and the are both surfers. Their daughter is about the same age as Jevon, but when they get the chance they still like to get in the water. This afternoon Julian told me Bali was getting strong onshore winds both on the western Bukit and in Seminyak.

Surfers like a 5mph offshore wind, to slow the waves down, and push the face up. Generally a wind that is perpendicular to the beach, is desirable. Onshore winds just make the waves fold over faster, and too much wind of any kind makes things messy.

Julian said about the only time of day you can get away from the wind is early morning or at midnight. Its possible to surf at night, as long as the moon is on the face side, of the wave. I’d rather be at Stadium Cafe, watching soccer, and helping a pitcher of beer surf down my throat.

Here’s the latest Bali surf news from BaliWaves.