Balangan surf beach at high tide is great for beginners, who can easily ride this reef break. Balangan is a mirage-like left spinner that is often a sectiony close-out, depending on swell direction and tide height. More south in the swell may make it a bit peaky and parallel the reef more, but the real deal starts at overhead to double on a SW-WSW and 0.4-1.4m tide coefficient. At Balangan, intermediates will deal with small swells, experts will charge the big days. Balangan is a beautiful bay that still manages to dodge major development.