THE WAVES
WALKING DISTANCE
EBAY
This is a hallow left that barrels off the take off with a short wall down the line.A great option when a lot of swell is hitting.A hollow, fast, powerful left.A world class wave for experienced surfer.Watch out for the two rocks on the inside.Great barrels, and turns into a surfing paradise at 6 feet offshore.There is heavy warble and chance are you”ll get a mean aqua blue barrel.The scenery alone will blow away . Besides its aesthetic beauty double overhead .Ebay is a best and force to be reckon with .
Ability Level : Advanced
Best Sze : 4-8 ft
Consistency : 5/10
Hour : 5 minutes walking
BENG BENG
Very consistance world class waveband extremely ripple.This spot is lots of fun and probably one of the easiest wave to surf in the region.Its the deepest and safest waves and also pick up a bit more swell than other locals.5 more breaks including Ebay and Pitstop.Nestled inside a small bay with one of the most scenic views imaginable all around.
Ability Level :Begginer,Intermediate
Best Size : 3-6 ft
Consistency : 3/10
Hour : 10 minutes walking
NIPUSSI
A shorter right, the breaks down the point from bank vaults,definately fun and ripple.Ususally has fairly deep water the point from the take off to the inside.Ends in a riptide that sucks all the water back out to sea.A good option when there is no much swell and usually the most constant spot in the area
Ability Level :Begginer-Intermediate
Best Size :
Consistency :
Hour : 1 hour walking
PITSTOP
This the right off the peak at E-Bay .Aplayfull right that can offer some cover-ups off the take off, but most a high performance wave with air sections at the ends.nds in sandy channels
Ability Level : Intermediate
Best Size : 2-4 ft
Consistency : 6/10
Hours : 10 minute walking
BANKVAULT
Is a thick, barrelling right punctuated by shifting line up.Sets seemingly emerge out of nowhere and can wreak havoc if you are caught out of position.The ideal size to surf it is head - high to triple overhead.in any swell size, getting caught inside is certainly .Despite the dangers, snag clean ,opem barrels here and you will be taking about it for years.
Ability Level : Advanced
Best Size : 4-10 ft
Consistency : 6/10
Hours : 30 minutes walking
BY SPEEDBOAT
4BOBS
It is a sort ,playfull right-hander,swells that break here wrap considerably around the south end of the island and break over a relatively shallow reef.If you are fast you can take off deep and try to float the first section where most peoples take off, otherwise its strictly a one or two turn wave.ironically,despite its relatively tame appeal,4bobs is a perennial favourite to almost every person who surf it and is one of the most consistent and fun waves
Ability Level : Intermediate
Best Size :3-5 ft
Consistency :8/10
Hours : 30 - 45 minute by speedboat.
AFRAMES
Is one of the most consistent left in the mentawai Island.Situated in front of an idyllic island its one of the many good waves found in Playground region.There generally two section to surf,The top and the inside.The peaks at the top can be a bit shifty and require a fair amount of paddling around to find the right area while the inside section is more dependable and offers up a better wall to work with.A frames is easily one of the most popular spots in the Mentawai’s.
Anility Level : Intermediate
Best Size : 3-5 ft
Consistency : 7/10
Hours : 30 - 45 minutes by speedboat
RIFLES
Is one of the longest, most perfect,awe-insiring in the world.When it’s breaking properly with a hint of northwest wind you can expect four to six hundred yard right walls with numerous tube sections.Rifles is a violent barrels from start to finish ,sometimes when you think you are coming out another section will throw overland another is you do come out and see it lining up.you have to put the pedal to the metal to make it through the next barrels section.Surfer Magazine dubbed Rifles the 6th best wave in the world
Ability Level : Advanced
Best Size :6-8 ft
Consistency :6/10
Hours : 30-45 minutes by speedboat
KANDUI
Is one of the fastest, down the line, left hand barrels in the world.Kandui is and obscenely hollow wave with your only option for survival being tucked inside ,its enormous, gaping jaws.Unless you are comfortable pumping inside the barrel .the best you can hope for is to find the right line, extra front foot pressure, and hold on.Most the waves will simply outrace you however, the thrill of charging through the largest barrel possible is more than worth the effort.if the condition are right you’ll take your share of beatings but chance you will kick out of the best barrel of your life as well.
Ability Size : 4-8 ft
Best Size : 5/10
Hours : 30-45 minutes by speedboat
KARAMBAT
Lies smack dab in the middle of playgrounds.it breaks on a direct south swell and fairly straight forward wave for people of all abilities.The wave itself runs almost exactly one hundred yards over a shallow,perpective
Ability Level : Beginner-Intermediate
Best Size : 2- 4 ft
Consistency : 6/10
Hour 30-45 minute by speedboat
BURGERWORLD
Is considere a last alternative when everywhere else is flat.Anything bigger than three feet here flattens out into a mush ball, the positive aspect of bugerworld is that there always something to ride here even though its not a premiere wave ,its a fun alternative when everywhere else is not breaking.
Ability Level : Intermediate
Best Size : 2- 3 ft
Consistency 4/10
Hours : 30 -45 by speedboat
HIDEWAYS
Is an occasionally heavy left near the playgrounds region that is frequently visited.in the last few years it has been one of the “go to “waves because its a lot more consistent the there world class waves in the area and can handle ripple shoulder.You can really like straight south.Hideways has ability to be a sick cavern or offer up ripple shoulder.You can really surf it on medium high tide, at low tide its stick out of the the water and unless you like reef cuts stay away.
Ability Level : Intermediate-Advanced
Best Size : 4-8 ft
Consistency :8/10
4 comments:
What an experience.
Best waves......we enjoyed Hide Aways so much. Beware of Kandui on a small day....
The boat we had every day made our trip so worth it.
Sometimes having sessions where it was only us in the water.
We organised all the admin with Okta where he booked us in fantastic accommodation in Padang. What a TREAT. omw.
Then we stayed on the island - with Emanual and his family. The local experience is what differentiate this accommodation of all the others. The people are super friendly! The food was fantastic, sometimes less meat than we are use to in South Africa, but we manage to organise with them for more fish etc. All the logistics was fantastic. We paid upfront so that the surf boat etc is included and that made everything so easy for us compare to other people on the island. They suprised us with a great surf guide from Brazil - Carlez, what a guy!! He took great photos of us also! and the fantastic Captian - Ronaldo!! He organised a massive bondfire also for us that made the trip extra special.
One tip: Spread positive energy and take ownership if something is bothering you, your trip is in your hands and everyone is supper nice and wants to help where they can.
Hi, I stayed in ebay surf resort for two and half weeks. Can't recommend it enough, brilliant food, clean rooms and really close to the waves. Super easy to arrange the boat to other waves at a fair price. Can't wait to come stay here again next year.
For my brother and I who were wanting to do a last second land camp on a budget, these guys ticked all of our boxes. After speaking to surfers staying at other land camps over the two weeks we were there we found that eBay playground surf camp was not only 3 times cheaper than most places but others who came around to our camp said they really liked how much space we had at our camp compared to theirs as it sounded like a lot of other camps were more cramped and didn't have as much room to spread out.
Food was great, Manuel's wife would make us delicious home made food everyday and would even pack us lunches to take with us on our day trips when we hired the boat. (they had just finished building a new boat a few days before we left which is much faster and holds 6 people in it which you can take around to all of the surf spots).
staff were all super friendly and accomodating, would 100% recommend to anyone wanting to stay in a land camp in this area.
We had a great time on this SurfCamp. Fully recommended:
- Spot on logistics: transportation & homestay in Padang.
- Great location: 40mts walking from a beautiful sandy beach & close to local surf spots
- Good accommodation: super comfortable rooms and amenities
- Awesome local food: fresh, variety, tasty and GOOD portions for hungry a surfer
- Beautiful people: great hospitality from Manu, Joseph & family with a smile ALWAYS on their faces!
- Very secure place
- Perfect boat to hire for surf trips to other islands: brand new, STABLE and confortable (ask Manu or Joseph for hiring queries)
- Owned and run by a local indo family: LOVE the idea of supporting local people.
- You can guarantee that you will get GOOD to EPIC waves around this area
I would like to give a BIG thanks to all this family who is running this surfcamp! Keep up the good work guys.
We will be back for sure guys. Hey Joseph; espera hey?
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