Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Well if you're comming from the hotel area you drive to the lighthouse before you reach the lighthouse there's a sand road you turn in there and you'll notice the ocean looking at you ....park your car near the dunes and head into the ocean. DistanceTake a car WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Alternative name Spot
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencyRegular
TypeReef-rocky
DirectionRight and left
BottomReef (coral,sharp rocks etc..) with sand
PowerPowerful, Ordinary, Fun
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good swell directionWest, SouthWest, South
Good wind directionNorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdFew surfers
- Urchins
- Rips / undertow
- Rocks
- Sharks
- Nudist colony (France only!)
it starts with walking on the reef to get out ..watch out for the holes and urchins.
the paddle out is easy ...you better duckdive good because it's shallow reef remember. once you're out sit and wait for the waves. avoid slamming on the reefs on a drop in.
Atmosphere
nice atmosphere not very crowded and that's good ...when your in the water and you look towards the shores you see a breathtaking view of the light house, rustic suroundings and even buttnaked poeple. Water is nice and blue everything is Beach Beach.
General
I know on this little island there ain't nothing that compares to Indo or Hawaii or any other world class spot, but what i can say is this on wednesday the 25 of september 2002 it was epic wednesday. I have never been to Hawaii or Indo but to me that's where i was the swells were comming in 6-8 ft very very hollow very very glassy and very regular. You could compare Spot with Pipeline ...no joke. I love Spot.
Author: Anonymous Contributors (2)
By Allan , 01-09-2006
Waw - Man this place bloew me away last week saterday a day remeber man we went 2 dos playa off shore blow barrell session all out just perfect glassy just a really epic so we decided 2 go see other beaches we went 2 a secret spot that blew me away 2 but the place that i couldn't belive my self that it was in Aruba was dunes man it was just craze it was flat and than the set came like in a set of 5 waves but perfect long hollow tubering man i couldn't belife my self I remaber walkin up 2 the break and see like 20 poeple on the beach takin pics and like 25 to 30 heads in water riding perfect backside tubes Just like hawaiiii!!! i'll send you guy some pic one of these days
By Eric , 07-06-2006
Surfing there soon! - I have surfed Aruba several times and have never been disapointed. I have never surfed Dooms, it has looked good a few times, but there is no one out. Kevin when are you going? I will be there from June 10 to 17.
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By Anonymous , 09-10-2007
- is dooms not dunes