Green Bowl surf

Green Bowl

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Reef break · Moderate · Best: May–October · All tides
Working best in Bali now Balian Good · 1.6m @ 9s View →
Conditions right now
Good
Wave
1.7m
Swell
1.6m
8s · SSW
Period
8s
Wind
11 km/h
E · gust 26
Cross-shore
Water
29°C
Air
26°C

Surf report

Tide falling · Low 5:00 AM -1.2m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 1.5 m
1.5m 7s SSW
8 km/h cross
-1.1m
9 AM 1.5 m
1.5m 8s SSW
17 km/h cross
0.3m
12 PM 1.5 m
1.5m 7s SSW
19 km/h cross
0.9m
3 PM 1.5 m
1.4m 8s SSW
21 km/h cross
-0.2m
6 PM 1.5 m
1.4m 7s SSW
18 km/h cross
-0.4m
Best session today
6 AM–8 AM
Cross-shore 1.5m swell @ 8s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 1.0 2.0 12 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 25 50 12 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Tide

Low 5:00 AM · -1.2m High 11:00 AM · 1.0m Low 5:00 PM · -0.6m High 11:00 PM · 1.6m
L 5 AM H 11 AM L 5 PM H 11 PM L 6 AM H 12 PM L 5 PM 12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

7-day outlook

Best days
Thu, Oct 29
1.5–1.7m
Fri, Oct 30
1.4–1.5m
Sat, Oct 31
1.4–1.5m
Sun, Nov 1
1.3–1.5m
Mon, Nov 2
1.3–1.5m
Tue, Nov 3 Best
1.5–1.6m
Wed, Nov 4
1.5–1.6m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
12 AM 1.7m 1.6m SSW 8s 11 E cross 1.4m
1 AM 1.6m 1.5m SSW 8s 6 E cross 0.8m
2 AM 1.6m 1.5m SSW 8s 4 ENE off 0.1m
3 AM 1.6m 1.5m SSW 8s 5 ENE off -0.5m
4 AM 1.6m 1.5m SSW 8s 4 ENE off -1.0m
5 AM 1.6m 1.5m SSW 7s 6 E cross -1.2m
6 AM 1.5m 1.5m SSW 7s 8 E cross -1.1m
7 AM 1.5m 1.5m SSW 8s 10 E cross -0.7m
8 AM 1.5m 1.5m SSW 8s 13 ESE cross -0.2m
9 AM 1.5m 1.5m SSW 8s 17 ESE cross 0.3m
10 AM 1.5m 1.5m SSW 8s 17 ESE cross 0.8m
11 AM 1.5m 1.5m SSW 7s 17 ESE cross 1.0m
12 PM 1.5m 1.5m SSW 7s 19 ESE cross 0.9m
1 PM 1.5m 1.5m SSW 7s 19 ESE cross 0.6m
2 PM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 7s 20 ESE cross 0.2m
3 PM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 8s 21 SE cross -0.2m
4 PM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 8s 20 SE cross -0.5m
5 PM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 8s 19 ESE cross -0.6m
6 PM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 7s 18 ESE cross -0.4m
7 PM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 7s 17 ESE cross 0.0m
8 PM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 7s 17 ESE cross 0.6m
9 PM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 7s 16 ESE cross 1.1m
10 PM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 7s 15 E cross 1.5m
11 PM 1.5m 1.3m SSW 8s 13 E cross 1.6m

About Green Bowl

Green Bowl é um reef break isolado e poderoso, escondido sob dramáticas falésias de calcário na Península Bukit, em Bali. A onda quebra em ambas as direções sobre um recife raso, produzindo tubos íngremes e ocos que exigem respeito e comprometimento. Sua localização remota — acessada por uma longa escadaria — mantém as multidões sob controle, mas o forte shore-dump e o recife exposto fazem dele um lugar estritamente para surfistas experientes. Venha na maré média a alta e esteja preparado para um sólido paddle out através da zona de impacto.

Local knowledge

Hazards

O recife é raso, afiado e vivo — uma queda na parte interna durante a maré baixa pode te colocar diretamente sobre os corais com pouca água entre você e eles. Ouriços-do-mar são abundantes ao longo da plataforma do recife e perto da base da falésia, então é fortemente recomendado o uso de booties. O shore-dump é punitivo: ser pego dentro significa um passeio de máquina de lavar sobre o recife seco, e uma corrente forte ao longo da face da falésia pode dificultar a saída quando a ondulação está alta.

Getting there

Da estrada principal do Bukit, perto de Ungasan, siga as placas em direção à Praia Green Bowl e estacione no topo da falésia — uma descida íngreme de aproximadamente 300 degraus cortados no calcário te leva até a praia. A entrada é diretamente da praia; sincronize seu paddle-out para passar pelo shore-dump entre as séries, abraçando o lado esquerdo da baía, onde a água é um pouco mais profunda. Saia pelo mesmo caminho — não fique muito tempo na plataforma do recife e preste atenção nos degraus molhados na volta.

Board

Uma prancha de performance alta na faixa de 6'2"–6'6" funciona bem para a faixa padrão de 3–6 pés — algo com um pouco de volume sob o peito para te ajudar a remar através da zona de impacto. Quando uma ondulação sólida a empurra para cima de 6 pés e os tubos ficam realmente pesados, troque para uma prancha step-up de 6'8"–7'0" com mais espessura e um tail mais estreito para segurar nas quedas íngremes.

Localism

mellow — relaxed vibe.

Where to go now

Green Bowl vs. nearby, live
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14 cross
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1.8m
1.8m 9s
14 cross
Good

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Surfing in Bali

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Bali is the beating heart of Indonesian surfing — the island that put the archipelago on the world surf map back in the early 1970s, and still the easiest place on earth to fall in love with riding waves in the tropics. It packs an absurd density of quality breaks into a small island: machine-perfect reef barrels on the Bukit Peninsula, mellow beach breaks on the west coast, and a Bali Sea wave or two over on the east.

✈️Getting there

Bali is the simplest surf destination in Indonesia to reach. Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) in Denpasar handles direct flights from across Asia and Australia, plus connections worldwide via Jakarta, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Doha and beyond. From Australia it's a short hop from Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane.

🛵Getting around

The default surfer transport is a scooter (110–150cc). It's cheap, easy to rent daily or monthly, and lets you slip down narrow Bukit lanes and beat the traffic. Bring or rent a board rack/strap. Wear a helmet, ride sober, and know that traffic is chaotic and Bali's road-accident rate is high — many travellers come unstuck here.

🌤️Climate & season

Bali has two seasons. The dry season runs roughly April to October — sunny, lower humidity, and the prime surf window for the south and west coasts, with consistent groundswell and clean morning offshore winds. This is peak season; expect crowds and book ahead.