Private surf coaching in Bali
A two-hour session with Justin Buu’lolo watching every wave you take. It suits a first-ever surf and it suits an experienced surfer trying to fix one specific thing — because the session is built around whoever is in front of him.
What you work on
Coaching, not a lesson script
A surf lesson teaches you to stand up once. Coaching is what happens over the sessions after that, and it is where Falaga sits.
Wave selection
Which waves are worth paddling for on this tide, at this spot, at your level. Most of the improvement in a session comes from choosing better, not paddling harder.
Take-off and positioning
Being in the right place before the wave arrives, angling the take-off, and getting to your feet without fighting the board.
Confidence in bigger water
Stepping the difficulty up in a controlled way, in conditions Justin picks — not by being talked into a day that is beyond you.
Feedback you can use
One thing at a time, said in a sentence, in time to try it on your next wave. That is the method his long-standing surfers keep coming back for.
Justin surfs the waves he coaches you on. That is where the wave reading comes from.
Who it is for
Every level, honestly assessed
Falaga coaches beginners and improving surfers. Justin will tell you where you actually are rather than where you would like to be — which is what makes progress fast.
Never surfed before
White water, a soft-top, a sandy beach, and Justin in the water next to you. By the end of a first session most people have stood up and ridden a wave in.
Beginner, still fighting it
You can stand, sometimes. The work is paddling technique, timing, and choosing waves that will actually carry you rather than the ones that look good.
Improving, going green
Riding along the face and starting to sit in a lineup with other people. Positioning, take-off angle and etiquette all become the same conversation.
Intermediate
Confident on the board, less confident about which wave and which day. Wave selection, reading conditions, and stepping up carefully into more demanding surf.
Falaga does not advertise coaching beyond this. If you want something more specialised, ask Justin directly and he will tell you whether he is the right person.
The part most lessons skip
Surf etiquette is coached, not mentioned
Falaga's reviewers bring this up unprompted. Learning to surf without learning how a lineup works produces a surfer nobody wants near them.
Priority
Who the wave belongs to, and how to tell before you commit to it. The single most common way visiting surfers make themselves unwelcome.
Positioning
Where to sit so you catch waves without sitting on top of everyone else — and so you are not the one paddling into the impact zone.
Paddling out
Reading the channel, timing the gap, and where to go when someone is riding towards you.
Reading the day
Knowing when a session is beyond you, and being comfortable saying so. Judgment is part of surfing well.
Takes you around different spots depending on the day and your abilities.
Matt Chu He doesn’t only teach how to surf the wave, he also teaches surf etiquette.
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Book it
One-to-one, or two of you
Private coaching is one surfer with Justin. If there are two of you at a similar level, the semi-private session works out cheaper per person and you get to watch each other surf.
01One to one
1:1 Private Lesson
The whole session is yours. Justin watches every wave you take, tells you the one thing to change, and you try it on the next one. Because nobody else is sharing the coaching, a private session suits both a first-ever surf and an experienced surfer trying to fix a specific habit.
- Feedback after your waves, not a lecture on the sand
- Spot and time chosen for your ability and the forecast
- Wave selection, positioning and surf etiquette as you go
- Price
- Rp 700,000
- Duration
- 2 hours
- For
- 1 surfer
Includes soft-top board rental, zinc sunscreen, long-sleeve surf shirt.
02Two surfers
Semi-Private Lesson
Two surfers, one coach. You still get individual feedback, and you get to watch each other surf, which is a surprisingly quick way to learn. It works best when both of you are at roughly the same level.
- Individual feedback, shared session
- Well suited to couples, friends and siblings
- Cheaper per person than booking two private lessons
- Price
- Rp 550,000 per person
- Duration
- 2 hours
- For
- 2 surfers
Includes soft-top board rental, zinc sunscreen, long-sleeve surf shirt.
In the water
Watch Justin surf
Three and a half minutes of the surfing behind the coaching.
Questions
About private coaching
Can intermediate surfers get coaching, or is this only for beginners?
Intermediate surfers are coached too. Falaga is a coaching service rather than a beginner surf school: returning surfers work on wave selection, positioning and confidence in bigger or less forgiving waves, and Justin steps the difficulty up as they improve.
Does Justin teach surf etiquette?
Yes, and it is part of what makes Falaga different. Alongside catching waves you learn who has priority, where to sit, how to paddle around other people and how to behave in a lineup — the things that make you welcome in the water rather than just able to stand up.
Where will we surf?
Sessions run around the Bukit Peninsula, South Bali, near spots such as Uluwatu, Balangan, Dreamland. Falaga has no fixed storefront or single beach — Justin picks the spot and the time from the conditions on the day and the level of the surfer, which is exactly why the lessons work for beginners and improving surfers alike. He confirms the meeting point with you over WhatsApp before the session.
Can complete beginners take a lesson?
Yes. First-time surfers are welcome, and a beginner session runs in white water at a sandy beach on a soft-top board. Justin stays in the water with you, so you are not sent out on your own to work it out.
How far in advance should I book?
There is no fixed booking window. Justin coaches every session himself, so his week fills up — message him with your dates as soon as you know them and he will tell you what is still free.
Tell Justin where you are at
How long you have surfed, what is not working, and when you are in Bali. That is all he needs to plan a session.