A tourist sunbathes beside debris at Kuta Beach on January 17, 2014 in Kuta, Indonesia. The sight of trash Kuta beach, one of Bali's most popular tourist destinations, has become an annual phenomenon as debris are carried to the beach by strong currents during the winter months. (Agung Parameswara/Getty Images)

Known for its long stretches of sand and surfable waves, Kuta Beach is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Bali, Indonesia, luring hordes of visitors hoping to enjoy sun and surf every winter. But it's also known for another — and less appealing —seasonal phenomenon. In the winter months, tons of debris, carried by the strong currents, wash up on the beach and transform the tropical paradise into trash central.

Trash, comprised of , litter the beach throughout the month of January, according to IndoSurfLife.com.

The annual arrival of floating trash has so negatively impacted tourism on the island that located along Kuta Beach to help clean-up operations, state news agency Antara reported."Please help the cleaning crews, don’t just sit back and take profits, pick up some trash,” he said.

According to Beritabali.com, foreign tourists visiting Kuta Beach have voiced their disappointment over the conditions of the beach, complaining they had received no prior information of this seasonal phenomenon.

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The governor, however, does not see the trash as the fault of any specific individual or party, but as every December until February, said BaliDiscovery.com.

The Sanitation and Parks agency for Badung has deployed clean-up crews to clean up the waste, which , an astonishing increase from the usual average of around 250 kilograms per day, reported the Jakarta Post.

Workers say the phenomenon is a seasonal event coupled with the start of westerly winds that bring trash from Java and Sumatra to Bali’s shores.

"The weather is extreme; waves are high, winds are strong and water level increases," Putu Eka Mertawan, head of the Badung Sanitation and Parks agency, told the Jakarta Post. "We have done our best to collect waste as fast as we can. But we just cannot go against the weather."

The trash is just one of Bali's , which includes water shortages, rolling blackouts, and overflowing sewage-treatment plants and traffic, reported TIME magazine.

The problems, however, don't seem to deter tourists from flocking to Indonesia's "tropical paradise." The Bali Tourism Agency announced that the total number of foreign tourists entering Bali by November 2013 had reached 2.97 million, already surpassing the overall target of 2013.

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