Overview
The bay curves for well over a kilometre between two headlands, and the sea shelves so gently that the water stays waist-deep a long way out. That is what makes the wave here forgiving: it breaks softly over sand rather than reef, and it re-forms often enough for a beginner to get repeated attempts at standing up. Fishing boats are pulled up at the eastern end, and buffalo are still walked along the sand in the early morning.
Highlights
Board hire and lessons are set up along the beach and cost little; the instructors push you into the wave and the sand bottom makes a fall harmless. Walk to either headland for the view back across the whole curve. Sunset is the busy hour and the light is worth it. There is no town here — a line of warungs behind the sand is the whole infrastructure, so bring cash.