Kuta Lombok isn’t just another surf stop . For a lot of people, it’s where things really click. The bay at Tanjung Aan has seen countless first cross-steps, first proper rides, and plenty of shaky take-offs made immortal thanks to the drone pilots buzzing overhead.

Kuta has this sneaky way of making you feel at home. The warung owners start greeting you like family after your third mie goreng, and the local kids are out there catching twice as many waves with half the board length. You tell yourself you’re only staying a week… but then you never quite book the flight back.

For us, it’s become more than just a surf destination. It’s the place that keeps calling us back, the place that feels like home. And if somewhere feels like home, you look after it. That’s why Back to Shore starts here: every shirt goes directly to supporting the local community that makes Kuta so hard to leave behind.