Java - Island
Overview of the Java
Java is a large island and is home to most of Indonesian's population, it is also a very old culture and areas such as central java and its temples of Borobudur and Prambanan are major indonesian tourist destinations, for any surfer interested in Indonesia a visit to this area is a must once in your life, perhaps not for the waves but at least for the historic and cultural tourism aspect.
The Waves
The coastline is rather straight and open to the full brunt of swell, with mostly poor quality beach breaks facing direct into the SE trade wind.
Two areas however
are sometimes visited by surfers the tourist area of
Pangandaran which has a slow sand bottom right point
perfectly suited to mals and also in the area that
indoecosurf operate, a very rugged
coastline, with the odd reef ledge, beachie and
river mouth.
Generally the
quality of waves is low and rather fickle, however if
a trip to this area is looked at more from a tourist point
of view, taking in the many natural and historical sites then
the area is well worth visiting.
Crowd wise
Crowds are generally low to empty, with a low standard of surfing in most areas apart from at the bay where indoecosurf are based, where a good surfing ability is needed unless small.
Java surf spots
There are two main areas.
Batu karus- A
very mellow slow peeling sand bottom point break
that never seems to get very big, perfect for
beginners and malibu riders, waves can be quite long, but
often lack power shape and size.
Other waves round batu karus- there
are a few other waves an inside mellow reef, beach
breaks and another average left
reef, all suited to malibu riders, young kids or beginners.
The other area is where Indoecosurf operate.
Heavy left- featured
in many magazines of late and with a surf camp
operating there, when smaller surfers of average
ability and above can surf this wave, however once
head high and bigger, the wave is very heavy and hollow looking
at times like a cross between Padang
Padang and Teahupoo.
Heavy right- On
the other side of this beautiful bay is a right,
shorter than the left, this wave is also really only
suited to better surfers with a short hollow barrel before
ending in the rip that separate's the two breaks.
Other waves-
This coast also has a few other odd reefs, ledges,
beachies, generally of average quality and of
a very fickle nature,
with conditions more often than not to big, or to windy
with all breaks quality or surfabilty being highly dependent
on tides.
#Note this area has
been up until the last few years been unknown to
most however the heavy left has been featured in
almost every surfing magazine around the
world, perhaps due more to its great
photographic wave and background, rather than anything
else, there is also a surf camp located there as we have
mentioned, so it could hardly be called
a secret. (not
that we have told you where it is anyway, other than its
on the Java coast)
Surf camps/resort
In the Batu karas
and Pangandran area there are many many
accommodation options as this is a beach resort
area popular with people from Jakarta and other Java
city's, however outside of this area accommodation is limited.
Java cove beach hotel- Located
at Batu Karas, quality hotel
style accommodation rates from about $60 a night for
room www.javacovebeachhotel.com
Indo eco surf- Surf
accommodation based at heavy left and heavy right,
somewhere in Java min 5 max 15 guest, packages
include accommodation, meals and
transport,9 night, $? www.indoecosurf.com
Charter boats- No charter boats operate in this area.
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