Surfing Green Ball — Bali Surf Spot Guide 2026
Reef Break · Intermediate · Best season May–Oct · Bukit Peninsula, Bali
Another hidden Bukit gem, accessible only by hiking through a resort property (entry fee required). Green Ball is a fun, hollow right-hander in a cove. The solitude makes it feel like a private wave.
Green Ball is what happens when the Bukit Peninsula keeps a secret. While the crowds funnel into Uluwatu and Padang Padang, this hollow right-hander peels through a small cove that most visitors never find, largely because getting there means paying an entry fee at a resort gate and hiking around fifteen minutes down to the sand. That barrier to entry is exactly why the crowd level stays low — surfing Green Ball often means sharing the lineup with a handful of people, sometimes nobody at all. The wave itself is a proper reef break: it needs a solid SW swell to switch on, and when the dry-season SE trades blow offshore from May to October, it throws fun, hollow sections over reef that gets genuinely shallow towards low tide. Mid tide is the window. It suits confident intermediates and above — riders comfortable on a shortboard or fish who can handle a quick takeoff over reef and don't mind that there's no one on the beach to wave at if things go wrong. Green Ball Bali is a rarity on the modern Bukit: a right-hander in a left-dominated region, with no warungs, no board rental, and no soundtrack except the swell. Bring everything you need, respect the reef, and enjoy the solitude.
Green Ball wave details
- Wave type: Reef Break
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Best season: May–Oct
- Swell direction: SW
- Wind direction: SE (offshore)
- Crowd level: low
- Water temperature: 27–29°C
- Region: Bukit Peninsula, Bali
Local tips for surfing Green Ball
Pay the entry fee and hike 15 minutes to the beach. Bring food and water. Best on solid SW swell at mid tide.
Hazards & safety
Reef — can be shallow at low tide. Entry fee area through resort. Remote enough that no services are nearby.
How to get to Green Ball
Green Ball sits on the southern tip of the Bukit Peninsula, near Ungasan. From Kuta or Seminyak it's roughly 45–60 minutes by scooter (rental IDR 70,000–100,000/day) heading south past GWK and following signs towards the Ungasan clifftop resorts; from Uluwatu it's a 20-minute ride east. A Grab or Gojek car from Kuta typically runs IDR 100,000–180,000 one way, though getting a ride back from this quiet corner can be slow — a scooter is more reliable. Park at the resort entry point, pay the entry fee at the gate, then hike about fifteen minutes down to the cove. There's no shop or warung at the bottom, so carry water, food, sunscreen, and everything you'll need. Access to the wave is a simple paddle out from the beach — time it for mid tide.
Frequently asked questions about surfing Green Ball
When is the best time to surf Green Ball?
May to October is the prime window, when consistent SW swells hit the Bukit and dry-season SE trade winds blow offshore, grooming the wave clean. Within that season, aim for a solid SW swell at mid tide — the reef gets shallow at low tide, and the wave needs decent size to break properly in the cove. Mornings are typically cleanest before any wind shift.
Is Green Ball suitable for beginners?
No. Green Ball is an intermediate-level reef break: it's hollow, breaks over shallow reef, and sits in a remote cove with no lifeguards, no rental boards, and no services if something goes wrong. Beginners should learn at Kuta Beach's sandy-bottomed rollers instead. If you're a solid intermediate comfortable on reef and happy surfing without a crowd around for backup, it's a rewarding wave.
How do you access Green Ball and is there an entrance fee?
Yes — access runs through a resort property on the Ungasan cliffs, and you pay an entry fee at the gate. From there it's about a fifteen-minute hike down to the beach. Parking is at the resort entry point. There are no warungs or facilities at the bottom, so bring your own water and food, and be prepared to carry your board on the walk in and out.
Why is Green Ball so uncrowded compared to other Bukit spots?
Three reasons: the paid entry through resort grounds, the fifteen-minute hike each way, and the total lack of facilities filter out casual surfers. It's also a right-hander needing a solid SW swell, so it doesn't work as consistently as the famous Bukit lefts. The result is one of the lowest crowd levels on the peninsula — often just a few surfers, sometimes an empty lineup.