G-Land

G-Land, also known as Plengkung Beach, is an internationally renowned surf break on Grajagan Bay, Banyuwangi, Alas Purwo National Park, East Java, Indonesia, about half a day by road from the popular tourist destinations of Bali.

[1] The discovery in the protected jungle of Alas Purwo began when an Australian surfer searched intently for surf breaks on the southeast coast of Java during mid-1971.

Before that, whilst surfing in Western Australia, he had witnessed the huge rolling swells traveling north through the Indian Ocean.

G-Land is situated on the eastern side of the Bay of Grajagan, so it has a westerly aspect; i.e. at right angles to the predominant swell direction.

As a result, swell wraps around the point and into the eastern side of the bay, producing long, walling left-handers, which peel at a rapid rate along a half-kilometer stretch of shallow coral reef, forming perfectly hollow tubes that remain open the whole way.

It is one of the most consistently rideable waves in the world in season, with offshore tradewinds and often plentiful swell between the months of, roughly, mid-April to mid-October.

The first, at the top of the point, is called "Kongs," which break up to several hundred metres in length and can hold quite large sizes (from about 2 to 12 feet+, Hawaiian scale).

Another right-hand wave is situated about 20 miles east of G-land, which has been featured in Indonesian surf magazines, and dubbed as "Reverse G." It is a quality, long, right-hand wave (the 'reverse' of G-Land) but which is very difficult to get to, requiring some boat access, and only works in off-season winds (about late November to April).