Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Latitude: 52° 18.495' N |
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DistanceDay trip WalkLong walk (>30 mn) Easy to find?OK Public access? Special accessDon't know |
Wave qualityWorld Class
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencyDon't know
TypeReef-rocky
DirectionRight
BottomReef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good swell directionNorth, NorthWest, West
Good wind directionSouth, SouthEast, East
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2.5m+ / 8ft+
Best tide positionLow and mid tide
Best tide movement
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdFew surfers
- Rocks
This wave is not for the average surfer, you have to be able to do a seriously good bottom turn off a steep take off.This wave breaks 12 feet from dry rock and the bigger it is the further out it breaks(deeper water!!)
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Author: Anonymous Contributors (2)
By Monty , 01-06-2007
Sore hands - holed board - Mental........dont bother - it hurts and is mad heavy.....only for the headstrong
By Flyingwombat , 13-08-2006
Going Off - This place goes off it's nut when it gets good pretty hairy wave, keeps you an your toes though, loads of fun with a chance of beeing off to the hospital...great!
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By Anonymous , 04-09-2008
Johnny 4Real - If you have to ask what it's like then you're not ready...fact