{"id":2251,"date":"2023-01-18T18:41:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T18:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yeeew.com\/mag\/?p=2251"},"modified":"2024-08-06T13:22:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T13:22:10","slug":"best-surf-spots-in-the-mentawai-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yeeew.com\/mag\/best-surf-spots-in-the-mentawai-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Best 5 Surf Spots in the Mentawai Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Mentawai Island chain is one of the reasons that Indonesia is considered one of the best countries for surf on the planet. This island chain lies off of the west coast of Sumatra, has a massive swell window, and perfectly formed reefs. Combine all this and it becomes one of the top regions for high-quality waves in the world. A trip here will be best for intermediate surfers and up as the waves almost all break over coral and the best ones are often the heaviest and hollowest. This chain is the definition of a tropical paradise, with many breaks being accessible only by boat requiring a little bit of travel. Many surfers will opt to stay on a charter boat while visiting, but there are also plenty of resorts on land if sleeping on a ship isn’t your cup of tea. The best time to visit for highly consistent swells is the Southern Hemisphere’s winter, although due to the exposure even the off-season produces consistent but smaller surf. Of course, this list being five spots only is limiting, there are plenty of other very high-quality breaks. See our Mentawai\/Indonesia <\/a>regional page for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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