Sumerta Bali Surf Lessons and Guides: About Surf Instructor Putu Sumerta

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– KELLY SLATER (Surfers of Fortune)

The sun is shining and the crystal clear blue waves are fanned by a light offshore breeze. You see a four-foot set approaching and, as if in slow motion, you turn and paddle. As the wave begins to take you, you rise to your feet in a fluid motion. Your board glides out onto an open face. You stretch out your arm, tracing your fingers in the glassy wall. You can just hear the rest of the lineup hooting in the background spurring you on. As time speeds up with you, you accelerate down the face of the wave. You feel as if you are flying, your heart racing as the power of the wave carries you on. When the ride finishes, you’re shaking all over with excitement and adrenalin. You can’t wait to paddle back out into the lineup, eager to re-live that moment again. Welcome to Bali...

My name is Putu Sumerta. I hope to be your surf guide/instructor during your stay in Bali.

I have lived and surfed in Bali my whole life. All in all, I have over twenty years surfing experience. I was a senior surf instructor at Rip Curl School of Surf for four years before becoming independent. I am qualified to Australian surfing instructor standards. I have a bronze level for Lifesaving Surf Rescue, Advanced Resuscitation and Senior First Aid International Standard. I speak English, Indonesian and Balinese (and will try to learn whatever new language you teach me!). Over the years, I have taught surfers—of all ages—from as far afield as Australia, America, South Africa, Russia, Europe and Japan.

Simply put, my surf “program” is individually designed depending on what you want and what you can do. I offer surf safaris for experienced surfers, and surf lessons for beginners to intermediates. But this does not mean that only the experienced surfers get to explore Bali’s many breaks. Every day I will transport you to the best wave of the day for your ability, no matter whereabouts that is on the island.

I guarantee that after one week of surf with me (unless there is no surf at all—really unlikely!), if you’re a complete beginner you will be able to surf small unbroken waves, if you’re a progressing surfer you will have improved greatly, and if you’re an experienced surfer you will have scored some epic waves.