Surfing Turtles

Turtles is a left over reef off Ujung Genteng, near Pangumbahan beach, where green turtles come ashore to nest. There's rarely anyone else out.

It's much easier to reach and to surf than Ombak Tujuh further along the coast. It needs a decent south or south-west swell and a morning offshore, and works from shoulder high to overhead. Intermediates with some reef experience will enjoy it.

Ujung Genteng is a small fishing and farming town with simple losmen and seafood. At night you can watch the turtles at the sanctuary. Bring cash, and expect slow roads.