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Venture off the beaten path and experience the true surfing frontier at Red Island, or Pulau Merah, in the Alas Purwo National Park of Java. This untouched Indonesian surf haven boasts uncrowded waves and a genuine local vibe, offering a rare escape from the bustling surf scene.
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Venture off the beaten path and experience the true surfing frontier at Red Island, or Pulau Merah, in the Alas Purwo National Park of Java. This untouched Indonesian surf haven boasts uncrowded waves and a genuine local vibe, offering a rare escape from the bustling surf scene.
Find your perfect wave at Mojosurf Camp Red Island, nestled across from a pristine white sand beach near a remote village. From gentle swells perfect for beginners and longboarders to epic barrels and shore breaks for seasoned surfers, Red Island offers a surf utopia with breathtaking landscapes to match.
Stay in cozy dorms or private Indonesian-style bungalows just steps from the beach, complete with amenities, fans, air-con, and Wi-Fi in common areas. After a day of riding the waves, unwind in a hammock under a palm tree with a cold beer or take a dip in the infinity pool overlooking one of the world’s most unspoiled beaches.
Our surf camp in Java sits at Red Island, or Pulau Merah, a wide bay on the south coast of East Java named after the small reddish hill of an island just offshore. Unlike most well-known waves in Indonesia, it breaks over sand and not reef, with peaks that break both left and right and walk-in access from the beach. Learners can stand in the shallows and practise in the white water before moving out to unbroken waves, and intermediate surfers have room to spread out along the bay.
The main swell season runs from May to November, and the bay is cleanest with wind from the north-east through to the south-east. Our transfer from Canggu leaves at 8am and takes about seven hours by van and ferry.
Read our Red Island surf guide for the wave, the seasons and the trip from Bali, or see the best time to surf in Bali, Lombok and Java.
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Ask a surferThe camp is at Red Island (Pulau Merah) in Java, Indonesia, across from a white sand beach next to a remote village.
Yes. Due to the shape of the coastline there is always a soft, gentle wave for first time surfers and longboarders, with other spots on the beach offering barrels and shore breaks for experienced surfers.
There are dorms and private Indonesian-style bungalows a stone’s throw from the beach, with Western-style amenities, fans and air-con. Wi-Fi is available in the common area, and there is a pool.
Our crew cook plenty of local food, including banana pancakes each morning.
See the Red Island Java surf camp package for trip lengths and current prices.
Optional activities include day trips to the G-Land surf break and night-time volcano treks to see the blue lava and the sunrise.
Read up on the beginner-friendly wave at Pulau Merah, how to get there from Bali and how to add Red Island to a bigger Indonesian surf trip.
Red Island surf guide: Java’s beginner-friendly beach break, the swell season and how to get there from Bali.
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Mojosurf Camp Red Island is located across from a stunning white sand beach next to a remote village. You will pinch yourself when you’re surfing in the perfect, uncrowded waves surrounded by the most picturesque landscape. Due the shape of the coastline there is always a soft gentle wave for first time surfers or longboard lovers, with other spots on the beach offering unspoiled barrels and shore breaks for just you and your mates to share!
Red Island is the perfect place to immerse yourself in the surf lifestyle and escape from the rat race. Not only will our friendly crew help you with your surfing and share a few laughs, they will even cook you plenty of yummy local food and one of their legendary banana pancakes each morning!
Optional activities vary from day trips to the world-famous G-Land surf break where you can experience some of the best waves on the planet to nighttime Volcano treks to see the blue lava and witness an unforgettable sunrise.
The accommodation is situated a stones throw away from the beach, and offers both dorm options and private Indonesian-style bungalows. All with Western-style amenities, fans, air-con and Wi-Fi on offer in the common area. After surfing all day you can relax and unwind under a palm tree in a hammock with a cold beer or chill by the pool looking right next to one of the most untouched beaches in the world!
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I wish there were more stars. Honestly some of the best times, humans, surfs ever.
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