Batu Bolong.

Surf spot guide · Bali, Indonesia

Batu Bolong is a mellow reef break in Canggu, Bali, ideal for beginners and intermediates with consistent, long, gentle waves and a lively crowd year-round.

Batu Bolong is one of Bali’s most popular surf spots, located in the vibrant area of Canggu. The wave features both left and right peaks that can peel for over 100 meters across a well-covered reef, providing long, slow-breaking rides ideal for beginners and longboarders. Intermediate surfers can also enjoy the mellow, playful walls, though the spot is rarely suitable for advanced surfers seeking heavy barrels. Batu Bolong works on all tides and a range of swell sizes, with early mornings and post-storm sessions offering the best conditions. The area is known for its lively beach scene, easy access, and nearby amenities, but the lineup can get extremely crowded, especially during peak season. Hazards include occasional submerged rocks and sea urchins, so caution is advised.

Hundred-meter peelers across reef where longboards and learners find their rhythm.

◉ Surf forecast

Fun walls 6am–10am, chest to head. Peak about 6am Mid-tide rising at peak.

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Vitals

Skill levelBeginner, Intermediate

BegIntAdv

Crowd

Batu Bolong is very crowded, especially during mornings and weekends, with many surf schools and beginners in the water year-round.

EmptyCrowded

Vibe / Localism

Lively, friendly, often crowded

FriendlyStrict

Best conditions

Swell windowApril–October

WindNE

TideAll tides

BottomReef

DirectionA-Frame

Wave typeMellow, Long

◉ Local knowledge

Local knowledge from regulars at Batu Bolong.

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Respect locals
Best in the waist to shoulder-high range on a high tide, when the wave slows down and the peaks organise
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The rights run longest and carry all the way to the beach, the lefts fade out into the channel toward Old Man's
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On a 1.5 m and higher tide a small inside left forms in front of the big rock north of the beach entrance and is ideal for nose riding
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Dawn is the glassy window, the crowd and the onshore both build through the morning
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Above head-and-a-half the whole lineup walls up and closes out, Old Man's next door stays smaller and softer
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Bring a longboard, mid-length or fish, the flat spots and reforms eat short boards

HAZARDS · KNOW BEFORE YOU PADDLE

Loose, ditched and leashless longboards are the main injury risk in a lineup shared with surf schools and first timers
Heavy shorebreak builds on head-high and bigger days and makes paddling in or out with a longboard dangerous
Low tide turns the peak into a closeout over shallow lava reef and rock
Rip currents run beside the peak toward the channel between here and Old Man's
Sea urchins and submerged rock sit on the reef shelf
Water quality drops after heavy rain: road drainage and stormwater empty straight into the lineup

crowded lineup
inexperienced surfers
pollution
reef
sea urchins
shorebreak
strong currents
submerged rocks

Vitals

Skill levelBeginner, Intermediate

BegIntAdv

Crowd

Batu Bolong is very crowded, especially during mornings and weekends, with many surf schools and beginners in the water year-round.

EmptyCrowded

Vibe / Localism

Lively, friendly, often crowded

FriendlyStrict

Best conditions

Swell windowApril–October

WindNE

TideAll tides

BottomReef

DirectionA-Frame

Wave typeMellow, Long

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