Kandui Surf Resort Mentawai Islands
Aug 31st surf report
We’ve been in a pretty strong south to southeast wind patten that doesn’t seem to want to let up. I haven’t seen this for a few years, but it’s definitely locked in right now. That wind is not such a bad thing if the swell is pumping and lot’s of energy is wrapping into spots that take that wind, but if there is not a lot of water moving then it can be frustrating, knowing that spots would be going off if it were not for the wind blowing it out. That’s been the case lately, although we are still getting plenty of fun, head high or so waves at Hideaway and Beng Beng, with the occasional side shore 4 Bobs session thrown in as well. The wind pattern did break for one day and we got some fun, overhead Nipusi, and even a few good waves at Bankvaults where we have not surfed for some time. Pictures attached. Great to get those sessions in. Looks like the swell is creeping up for the next couple of days, then it looks like the swell train is going to arrive again with an endless string, at this point, of swells coming out of the southwest. That’s a good angle for the wind pattern we are in and there should be plenty of size, so we could be in for a couple of weeks of good surf. Fingers crossed!
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