Going back to Northern Sumatra - 5 month countdown
I've started to plan my return surf trip to Northen Sumatra in May. I've already been there once.
Why am I going back?
- I've seen how consistent the swell is on Surfline (even though it was sort of small last time)
- I know there are a lot of world class spots up there
- There still aren't very many boats operating up that way
- No effects from the recent Mentawai earthquakes
What's different about this trip?
- Boat leaving out of Padang, not Sibolga, Simeulue, or Nias
- A day longer on the boat
- More efficient flights meaning less time off work and more surf time
- Half the guys from last time have had kids and can't go back
Why May?
- Memorial day weekend gets me an additional day for free
- Historically a very consistent month for swell
- technically peak season but possibly a bit less busy than June/July/Aug
Labels: mentawai earthquakes, nias, northern sumatra, padang, sibolga, simeulue, surf trip, surfline
posted by Bill Kotzman at
6:04 PM
1 Comments:
Hey Ian,
I'm heading over at the end of May and am pretty keen to go stay on treasure island for a week or 2. Any tips on getting there? Is there any losmens at all? Or am I camping? any info you feel like sharing would be great (understand if you don't :)). my email is ben_t_80@yahoo.com if that works for u.
Also noticed that you are going to go out of padang. Not sure if it will help you or not but tigerairways.com have really cheap flights from singapore to padang. If singapore is where u fly in from the states....
Safe travels,
Ben, Australia.
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