Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Through the navy base or take the 2/3 mile walk from the poles. DistanceIn the city WalkShort walk (5-15 mn) Easy to find?OK Public access?Private access Special accessDon't know |
Alternative name the officers club
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)
TypeSand-bar
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerFast, Powerful, Ledgey
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good swell directionSouthEast, East, NorthEast
Good wind directionWest, SouthEast, NorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2.5m+ / 8ft+
Best tide positionLow and mid tide
Best tide movementRising tide
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdEmpty
- Rips / undertow
- Private beach
If it starts to lip over your done for unless you can fly. If you see the guard commin paddle out before he escorts ou off the base.
Atmosphere
Localism isnt bad just dont piss off the older guys and the rollin fins are just a school of dolphins
General
breaks good all the time and theres rarely any people, even on a world class day.
Author: Anonymous Contributors (1)
By Anonymous , 19-06-2006
What? - This spot is called "the poles" not Hurricanes. You can get daily forcasts from www.surfthepoles.com, I've caught it some some pretty good days.
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By Anonymous , 11-02-2009
officers club - the harder more n.e. the wind is the further north you should go from the poles its also more shallow