Saturday, December 28, 2013

Gilli Trawangan on the south west corner of the island

This spot breaks all year round, in the dry season there is always swell, the winds turn it on shore but early mornings and late afternoons, the wind tends to die down. In the wet season the winds are very low or off shore but the wait for swell can last a couple of days or more. 

Gilli Trawangan on the south west corner of the island take a boat over to Gili Meno and head to the south east corner of the island. It breaks about 100m out to sea. When its breaking you can’t miss it. This spot is called secrets by the local boys who are more than welcoming to traveling surfers, and it picks up more swell than you’d expect. The take off spot on the outside point is fairly easy, but it quickly jacks up to produce long and hollow walls.

The locals are cool, the atmosphere on the Gili islands is horizontal and the break, if a little fickle is well worth checking out. People doubt this spot, which is good because it keeps the crowds down. If you ask me it’s their loss! If you like your rights, it’s not such a bad thing to give up 7 meter desert point to 5 meter secret point!
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