Kandui Surf Resort, Mentawai islands September 21 surf report . The swell was looking smaller this morning, but there was still plenty of water moving. The winds were blowing moderately out of the southeast. We headed straight for Hideaways to see if it was in a better mood today. The conditions were really good when we got there and a bunch of guys just got out from their early morning session so the crowd factor was alright. It was double overhead on the sets and the tide was as high as it was going to get today, but it wasn’t a very high tide so the reef was definitely a factor. We all got some good ones before the wind got stronger and turned more south in the early afternoon. I got some nice scraps on my last wave. I guess Hideways had to let me know who was the boss after the nice waves I’d been getting the last few days! Our other boat went to Beng Beng which was a little smaller than yesterday, and that’s a good thing, and they had it to themselves for most of their session. Fun! In the afternoon the wind was blowing strong out of the south, with maybe even a touch of west, so we hung close to the resort and surfed 4 Bobs until dark. Expecting the swell to fade further tomorrow.
Kandui Surf Resort, Mentawai islands September 20th surf report . It was pretty windy this morning out of the east. We weren’t in any hurry to go anywhere with it blowing like that, so we hung out for a while drinking coffee and eating omelets while we waited for it to calm down. We probably didn’t get a boat out until after nine. Our first stop was Hideaways. It was bigger than yesterday, but it was still a little sick from the earlier strong winds so we moved on to E-Bay. There were some sets, but it was a little crowed so we decided to go to Beng Beng and surf with only a few other guys out. It was 3 or 4 feet overhead there, which is bigger than the optimal size for Beng Beng, but it was still fun. On the way back, me and Tommy, our new surf guide, got dropped off at Hideaways which had cleaned up since the morning. There was no one out and we found out why after a while. There was a current pushing us in so we had to constantly paddle out and the waves were so thick it was almost impossible to paddle in on the sets which were well over double overhead! I got one set wave and it felt like I was jumping off a two story building, then I got evaporated when I tried to straighten out! It was a good sight when our boat came to pick us up. The rest of the guys surfed 4 Bobs which was pretty big also and fairly clean. There were plenty of sets and the guys had a lot of fun and they got to see a nice sunset from the lineup. Looking at probably fading swell tomorrow.
Thanks to Amen May for the sick photos !!!
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