Kuta Beach in Bali is the proving ground for any surfer in Indonesia....

Kuta Beach in Bali is the proving ground for any surfer in Indonesia. it is the spot where most of the Bali Boys started surfing and it is where Indonesia’s most progressive surfing can be witnessed on a daily basis.

The day started out at 6:30 am with two trial heats, before going into the first round at about 7:15 am. The final wrapped up at 5:30, so it was a full day of surfing with fairly consistent 2-3 foot conditions early with the higher tide, then dropping a bit to 1-2 foot on the low tide.

A fair amount of close out waves gave the boys some challenges, but local knowledge had most of the top seeded surfers like Rizal Tanjung, Bol, Made “Garut” Widiartha, Ketut “Mega” Semadhi, Marlon Gerber, and Mustofa Jeksen getting through into the quarterfinals. And though it would seem that the smaller and lighter guys would have had the best shot at the win, due to the small waves, a look at the final four proved otherwise.

Local knowledge and experience were critical, and all the finalists have surfed Halfways since they were kids, so knowing its quirks and kinks were key success factors.

Added: October 21, 2008
Producer: Rip Curl
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