Aside from the local monkeys, our beginners group had Padang Padang beach to themselves this morning for their first lessons of the day. Just after dawn they headed less than 1km to our local break where waves were coming through glassy and between knee and waist-high — the perfect size for building confidence and working on their pop-ups.

Having Padang Padang as our local break means we’re often first in the water and smaller crowds means more waves for everybody and faster progress.

After the quick ride back to camp for breakfast, our beginners got to relax for a short while before they returned to Padang Padang for their second session of surf lessons for the day.