Iziqhingi zaseMentawai zinamanye ama-surf ahamba phambili emhlabeni. Kukhona kwesokunxele namalungelo aphelele endaweni eyodwa kunanoma yikuphi emhlabeni. AmaMentawais athola ukukhukhumala unyaka wonke ngesizini engaguquki phakathi kukaMashi noNovemba. Phequlula amagagasi angaminyene ezinhlobonhlobo ezinkulu zezixhobo, izindawo zokuphumula ezibhishi, izindawo zokunqamula amaphoyinti namatheku angasese. Amanzi ashisayo, acwebile aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kanye nokukhethwa okubanzi kwezinhlobo zamagagasi athatha amazinga wamakhono ukusuka kwamaphakathi ukuya kwachwepheshe.
Nakuba kunamagagasi unyaka wonke, futhi inkathi “yokucisha” inamandla okwenza kube nokuphelela okungaminyene, isikhathi esingcono kakhulu sonyaka yinkathi eyomile. Kusukela ngasekupheleni kukaMashi kuya ekuqaleni kukaNovemba, phakathi nobusika baseningizimu yezwe, i-Indian Ocean ikhiqiza ama-grounds angami.
IziQhingi zaseMentawais zinezimo eziyingilazi ikakhulukazi ezinokushisa komoya ngeminyaka yama-80's kuya ku-90's, kanye nezinga lokushisa lamanzi phakathi nama-80's aphezulu. Ilanga linamandla kakhulu eduze nenkabazwe, lenza izikrini zelanga ezisebenza kahle kakhulu, onogada abaqubukayo, izigqoko, kanye nokukhipha amanzi amaningi.
Ukuhwebelana kwamaPhasika kubusa ngoMeyi kuya ku-Aug/Sept ngokuvamile futhi kulungele amakhefu amaningi amakhulu. Kusukela ngoNovemba kuya kuFebruwari kuvame ukuba nomoya ovela enyakatho-ntshonalanga, futhi kunezindawo ezithile ezithanda le ndlela yomoya. Izinyanga zoshintsho, ngesikhathi sokushintsha kwezinkathi zonyaka kaMashi/April kanye noSepthemba/Okthoba zinemimoya ekhanyayo neguquguqukayo. Lezi zikhathi zivame ukuba yingilazi futhi kungaba isikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokuthatha amasampula amaningi amabala ahlukahlukene.
