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Mention Keramas Beach to any of the top world tour surfers and it would be hard to find one that won't smile and recount memories of a great session there. Keramas is also very popular with novice to intermediate surfers.The drive from Kuta through Sanur and then up along the East Coast on the Ida Bagus Mantra By-Pass is a quick one if you start at first light, taking about 45 minutes of first speeding by the innumerable shops and restaurants, then cruising between the green rice fields and coconut palms of the coastal road until a small sign directs you to exit the main road and take the small dirt road that heads towards the Keramas Beach.During the dry season (June to October) the onshore wind usually comes up between 10 or 11 so you'll want to get there early, but if the swell is sizea