Keramas

Breaking in front of Komune resort, Keramas offers one of the most high performance waves on the planet. Requiring a high tide to show its best form, with lower tides exposing the sharp volcanic rock reef that’s every bit as dangerous as the coral at neighbouring spots, and not focusing the swells correctly. As the tide comes in its not uncommon to watch an average looking 2ft reef break turn into pumping 4-5ft barrels.

The wave typically has 2 take off zones, one really deep up the point and ones that swings wide onto the outside part of the reef for anyone who is patient enough to sit out there. The deeper waves offer a fast, heavy take off straight into a barrel that will bend towards you and stay open and round until exit, then it will offer high performance walls great for aerials, off the tops and basically anything you want all the way to the channel.

The wider ones, typically can offer an easier entry into the wave, but are no less quality, with options for barrels on the take off, and still has a rippable wall but doesn’t track as fast as the deep ones.

There is also a bunch of heavy barrelling peaks just to the south called carparks, breaking in front of the old car park, which now has a dolphin show pool and hotel. This can offer spontaneous, beach break style barrels breaking over coral reef. Peaks can come from any-where, and the clued on local crowd will typically be on all the good ones. Carparks prefers the mid-high tide also.