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An underwater view of a female surfer executing a turtle roll by holding her surfboard tightly over her body as a whitewater wave crashes overhead during a session at a surf camp bali.

Turtle Roll Surfing Basics for New Surfers

Paddling out on a longboard can feel like a losing battle when every broken wave pushes you back towards the beach. Turtle roll surfing is...

A close-up of a blue surfboard leash resting on the sand next to the tail of a blue soft-top surfboard, ready for a beginner's lesson at a surf camp bali.

The Right Surfboard Leash for Beginners

When you are learning to surf in Bali, the leash is easy to overlook, yet it is the piece of safety gear you depend on...

A woman in a green swimsuit kneeling on the sandy shore and waxing her surfboard while looking out at the ocean waves before a lesson at a surf camp bali.

How to Wax a Surfboard for Tropical Water

Learning how to wax a surfboard is one of the first skills a new surfer picks up, and it is worth doing well. In the...

An underwater view of a female surfer in a blue bikini successfully duck diving beneath the surface with her surfboard during a session at a surf camp bali.

How to Duck Dive the Right Way While Surfing

You paddle out, a wall of whitewater rushes towards you, and moments later you are back where you started. Every surfer knows this frustration. Duck...

Two beginner surfers in orange rash guards successfully riding a small green wave together on blue soft-top surfboards during a lesson at a surf camp bali.

Learning to Read Surging Waves

Some waves roll in slowly and give you time to react. Surging waves do not. They rush up a steep shore, barely break, and pull...

An incredible inside view of a surfer perfectly positioned within a translucent, glowing blue barrel wave catching the golden sunlight, an exhilarating experience at a surf camp bali.

Understanding the Plunging Wave in Surfing

If you have seen a wave stand up, curl into a hollow tube, and crash down in one heavy motion, you have watched a plunging...

Gentle, spilling ocean waves rolling towards the shore with hazy mountains in the distance, providing ideal learning conditions at a surf camp bali

Spilling Waves for First-Time Surfers

Spend a few minutes watching the ocean, and you will notice that some waves crash hard while others roll in gently, leaving a long line...

A female surfer in an orange rash guard successfully riding a small green wave on a stable blue and white soft-top surfboard during a lesson at a surf camp bali.

Longboard Surfboard Guide for Beginners

Choosing your first board shapes how quickly you find your feet in the water, and the longboard surfboard is where almost every new surfer should...

A skilled surfer riding down the face of a massive, powerful blue barreling wave in the ocean, an advanced excursion from a surf camp bali.

What Every Surfer Should Know About Wave Period

You are looking at the surf forecast, and two numbers sit side by side. Wave height you can already read at a glance. The second...

A female surfer standing on the sandy beach looking toward the ocean waves, holding a blue foam surfboard under one arm and a white hardboard upright in the other at a surf camp Bali.

When to Move From a Foam Board to a Hard Board

The foam board is often the first thing surfers want to leave behind. It is also the reason many beginners catch waves in the first...

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