Drifter Surf News Today

If you were a surfer living in Indonesia during the summer of 2020, you cashed in a once-in-a-lifetime lottery ticket. Because while the world stopped spinning during Covid, the tubes sure didn't. And for anyone that got "stuck" in Indo, the consolation prize was akin to winning the lottery: ...

For as crowded as it is these days, Lombok's Desert Point is still a raw, rough, and relatively untouched stretch of paradise in Indonesia. No hotels. No spas. No fancy dining. Just a series of beachfront warungs and very rustic homestays, most without power or running water. It's also ...

When you think about surfing in Indonesia, what comes to mind? Padang Padang? Keramas? Maybe Macaronis, HTS or Kandui? This edit is not that. But Indonesia is about so much more than than just big barrels in Bali and the Mentawais. With over 15,000 other islands, there's still lots of ...

When crazy swells hit places like Skeleton Bay, professional surfers often dominate the day. But not always. Sometimes, a little-known, blue-collar tube addict comes out of nowhere and scores the wave of the swell, leaving everyone wondering: "Who the hell was that?" Nick Blottnitz is ...