Bol Adi Putra at Padang Padang

There’s no lack of swell in Indo right now. Hasn’t been for months. Wherever you are over here, you’ve been scoring. Mentawais. G-Land. Bali. It’s all been nonstop. But what you haven’t scored is Bali’s most famous wave: Padang Padang. Sure you’ve gotten a few head dips here and there, but it really hasn’t turned on for quite some time. And now we’re getting anxious. See, there’s quite a few guys roaming around Bali waiting for this wave to turn on so that Rip Curl’s Padang Cup can turn on. Wardo’s been surfing and speeding around on his motorbike every day. There are rumors of Christian Fletcher flying over for the swell next week. People are psyching.

But one guy remains calm. Bol (pictured above) doesn’t really worry who is flying over for the contest. His track record out at Padang is better than anyone. He’s won it twice and rarely misses a final. And now the charts have gone red again. The swell for next week is looking really good. But will it be big enough to give the contest the green light? We’ll have to wait and see…