Balian

Balian offers rights and lefts breaking along a boulder bottom and shingle bank. The lefts are longer and more frequent than the rights as the south and south-west swells bend around the boulder bank. The boulders can move around a bit after heavy rains, but typically you will find a long and easy point break style wave, great for progressing beginners and intermediates, or the advanced surfer wanting to let there hair down on the playful walls. The lower tide tends to liven the wave up a bit, offering more performance style walls whereas the high tide can be quite mellow as the wave breaks in deeper water.

The rights can offer a bit more power but tend to shut down as they peel back towards the river mouth, but worth keeping an eye on after heavy rains as some great rights can happen here. Balian is exposed to all swell angles, and there is nothing to refract the energy, so it is typically a small to mid-range swell spot as large swells can turn it into an un-surfable washing machine.