Stab Magazine | When The Swell Of The Season Hits Indo
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When The Swell Of The Season Hits Indo

It looks like this. 

full frame // Jun 8, 2017
Words by stab
Reading Time: 2 minutes

On Monday, a solid, long period swell slammed into Indonesia sending a shotgun blast of waves across the archipelago. Near-perfection from Desert Point, Padang Padang, Kandui through the Ments and beyond have been trickling through the digital PR platform, otherwise known as Instagram. While the lay days carry on at the Kelly Slater Pro, the rest of the professional surf world is currently scattered throughout Indo. Here’s a collection of a few moments that graced our inbox. 

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Padang local Mustofa Jeksen cracks his back in a room for one.

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Cesinha Feliciano

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Jamie O’Brien leads the blind at Desert Point. Poopies continues his quest to scrape off the reef for a cheap thrill.

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Tom Carey

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After a stint in gloomy, wave-starved Los Angeles, this trip to Bali wraps Mitch Coleborn like 1800 thread sheets.

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Tom Carey

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It’s easy to transport yourself into an empty from between the trees.

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Joey Griffiths

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Balaram Stack by Desert Point.

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Tom Carey

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Ozzy Wrong pauses for Tom Carey’s wall ornament at Desert Point.

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Tom Carey

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Joey Griffiths

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Christian Fletcher ditches the San Clemente shark scene and savours what Indo has on offer.

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Tom Carey

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