Indonesia's Rizal Tandjung is surfing royalty also known as the "Godfather of Indonesian surfing." Either way, you get the idea. Tandjung and other early Bali pros paved the way for later generations ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The surf may still be up in Bali, but for the best part of 18 months, surfboard rental business owner Halfia London has been ...

“This is where it all started,” says Rizal Tandjung, gazing out over a sandy shoreline lapped by dying breakers. Almost 40 years old, Tandjung is one of Bali’s surfing pioneers. Picking up his first ...

While the lion’s share of Balinese surfing focuses on the Bukit Peninsula – with its storied, considerably crowded, and lengthy lefthand pointbreaks like Uluwatu, Padang Padang, and others – there’s a ...

Top professional surfers descend on Bali for an unforgettable 2025 strike mission, featuring standout sessions from Ethan Ewing, Sawyer Lindblad, William Aliotti, and other elite riders. Watch ...

When the swell hits just right, Keramas becomes a playground for fast, powerful surfing. This session features clean, ...

"Indonesians believe that the ocean is very, very dangerous and the sea god is going to take you away," says Bali surfing pioneer Rizal Tandjung (pictured here) of why the locals were slow to join the ...

You can see it in their eyes. The hunger these females have for progression, and the games they must play for it, here on Bali. Even though they surf better than most men, these young ladies still ...

The first surfer in Bali was the handsome photographer, tennis coach, CIA agent, and natural-footer Bob Koke. Koke had learned to surf in Waikiki when he had been an assistant to the film director ...

As far as historically significant, spiritually stirring destinations go, Bali is right up there with Mecca, the Vatican and the Western Wall. And it’s practically a holy rite of passage for every ...