The Kandui Surf Resort, Mentawai Islands 12th July 2014 It's been a great season overall, but I can't say it's been a great season for Rifles. We had another nice swell roll through, but winds made it pretty tough out there again. And it's been a good year as far as crowds are concerned as well, but, wow, did the boats ever bunch up in the Playgrounds these last couple … [Read more...]

The Kandui Surf Resort, Mentawai Islands 10th July 2014 We've been surfing a hodgepodge of waves these past couple of days. Nothing epic yet, but fun. Nice swell building tonight. … [Read more...]

The Kandui Surf Resort, Mentawai Islands 8th July 2014 Yet another swell rolled through and their were waves for everyone. The swell train just doesn't seem to want to stop, and that's ok with us! 6th July 2014 We had a decent swell roll through with decent conditions. The winds have been flip flopping around and we have been surfing all over the place. Good times! We … [Read more...]

The Kandui Surf Resort, Mentawai Islands 2nd June 2014 The winds have flipped and we're going left. Great trip so far with 2 more swells in the pipeline before it's over! 30th June 2014 The devil winds are gone and we still have some swell. Our new guests first day was a good one. … [Read more...]

The Kandui Surf Resort, Mentawai Islands 27th June 2014 Wow, double bummer! Another bombing swell and the devil winds were howling in the Northern Mentawais. This was a really big swell with all the anticipation that comes with it so this was pretty disappointing. Hopefully, other areas did better and we look forward to seeing photos from around the Indian Ocean because … [Read more...]

The Kandui Surf Resort, Mentawai Islands 22nd June 2014 Our swell has been dropping and we have been groveling as you can plainly see by the photos. The next swell is due to start filling in tomorrow. This season has been epic and there is no end in sight! 21st June 2014 Our second swell of this trip has been rolling through the last couple of days. There were some big … [Read more...]

The Kandui Surf Resort, Mentawai Islands 18th June 2014 Our warm up swell treated us well. Koa got a couple ridiculous ones at Kandui. The real deal is expected to arrive tomorrow! 17th June 2014 This is the time of year that the winds typically flip back and forth between "good for the lefts" and "good for the rights". By August the lefts usually win out, but for now we … [Read more...]

The Kandui Surf Resort, Mentawai Islands 11th June 2014 The swell is getting smaller, but we have had plenty of fun these last couple of days.....even if we are going left! I've been doing all the voodoo I can to turn these devil winds around so the rights start breaking again. Wind forecasts are showing that my efforts might be working! … [Read more...]

The Kandui Surf Resort, Mentawai Islands 9th June 2014 Another swell was in the water today. Kandui Left was dealing out more barrels and beatings (pictured), and we were surfed 4 other waves as well. Looks like the swell train is going to slow down a bit, but plenty of fun waves are on the way for this trip. … [Read more...]

The Kandui Surf Resort, Mentawai Islands 7th June 2014 Wow, our latest set of guests got a great send off with what was probably the biggest swell of the season so far! Kandui Left was absolutely on fire these last couple of days. There have been some good surfers around so it was quite the show. Looking like another swell right behind this one so stay tuned! … [Read more...]