G-Land (Grajagan) · Indonesia
Surfing Tiger Tracks
A left reef in G-Land (Grajagan), Indonesia, for intermediate and advanced surfers.
Tiger Tracks, also called Kongs, is up where the G-Land reef bends into the bay. The lefts here are shorter and softer over deeper coral, and it's where most people get their first waves in camp.
It's still a reef wave in a national park two hours by boat from help, but the waves roll rather than throw, and intermediates with solid basics can enjoy it. On small swells it's often the only section working, and on big days it's the sensible choice.
The name comes from the tiger tracks people used to find around camp. There are still deer and peacocks in the Alas Purwo forest.
When to surf
Tiger Tracks
Tiger Tracks is at its best from April to October. Conditions it likes: SW swell, SE trades.
April to May: Good
Early season glass, camps opening and few people
June to August: Prime
G-Land at full power with all-day offshores
September to October: Good
Still world-class; camps wind down and deals appear
November to March: Avoid
Wet season: G-Land camps closed, west coast blown and brown
The year across Java
Waves near Tiger Tracks
Launching Pads
under 1 kmG-Land (Grajagan) · Left Reef · Advanced / Pro
Money Trees
1 kmG-Land (Grajagan) · Left Reef · Advanced / Pro
Speedies
2 kmG-Land (Grajagan) · Left Reef · Pro
Straight-line distances. By road it is usually further.
Getting there
Where to stay: There are no hotels at G-Land, only surf camps inside the national park, all sold as full-board packages with transfers from Bali or Banyuwangi. Book direct with the camps; May-October only, as everything closes for the wet season. Bring cash, reef boots and everything you can't live without. The two long-running camps are Joyo's and Bobby's.
Transport, costs, where to stay and the rest of the waves in the area are in the G-Land (Grajagan) guide.
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