Krui Left surf break South Sumatra

General surf information

Krui left is a peak season wave that breaks on arguably the most perfect shaped reef in the area. It's been compared to Bali's Bingin but it's way too inconsistent to even come close to that iconic Bali surf break.

Located in the swell shadow of Walur Headland even during peak season it's flat or as good as flat 80% of the time and shoulder season you'd be forgiven for thinking it was a complete hoax. When it is breaking it's 1 to 1.5 mtr surfable wave face and seldom get much bigger.

On it's best days it's a 60mtr long quality left hander with a perfect barrel on the take off followed by a steep fast wall. A classic reef break that gets faster and hollower as the tide drops out.

A beginner wave on high tide and intermediate level wave on the rare bigger days at low tide.

Krui Left at it's best July 2017

Vibe in the water

Krui Left has become the hangout of beginner to intermediate level surfers. With 40+ beginners on shortboards, bodyboards, longboards and SUP boards all crammed into a very small takeoff zone things can get hectic and dangerous. If ditching you're board in 1 mtr surf and dropping in on everyone are signs of a kook then Krui Left is Kook Central.

You need lots of tolerance to surf Krui Left. If that doesn't sound like you then best avoid Krui Left unless the wave faces are well over 2 mtrs and the tide is dead low.

  As Krui town grows so does it's impact on the cleanliness of the ocean. After a heavy rain it is probably best to avoid surfing here as a small stream that runs through the center of town empties all sorts of nasties into the ocean.

Paddling out

Easy paddle out from the beach near the fishermen's boats. Those that want to go straight to the outside section without obviously snaking the entire lineup paddle out through the channel north of Krui Bowl (that's right we've all noticed).