Backyards

Wave Quality: Good
Wave Direction: Right
Also Known As: Ariks
Experience: Advanced
Consistency: Average
Wave Type: reef
Crowd: 5-15 surfers
Season: Year round

With a North wind and large South West swell, Backyards (aka Ariks) can offer an extremely long barrel that barely relents along a shallow reef pass. On less than perfect days, it can be a fun, whackable right, that tapers off easily into the channel. Just a short distance from Ombak Tidur, Arik's prefers a higher tide even under the tamest looking of conditions. Reef booties are a good idea even when it’s soft, because it has some nasty coral that can actually be more problematic the smaller it is. Holds size well and is one of the few local options when the winds blow from the North.