Kandui Surf Resort Mentawai IslandsAugust 5th surf report.It hasn’t been a very good season for the lefts this year.  We just haven’t beengetting the right winds combined with the right swells.  Being a natural foot, thathas been fine by me!  But we have these darn goofyfoots over here that have beenpraying, chanting, sacrificing, and basically doing anything in … [Read more...]

Kandui Surf Resort Mentawai Islands July 13th surf report. Honestly, when we got the surf forecasts at the beginning of this last trip, it was not looking good. We usually get a swell every 3 days or so this time of year.  Our new group just missed one swell before they arrived and then the Indian ocean decided to go dormant for what should have been the next swell so … [Read more...]

Kandui Surf Resort Mentawai Islands The Trip - Part 5 The swell was finally dropping and we thought we would have a few days to kind of cruise and give our bodies a rest, but no luck!  Even though it was smaller, Nipusi, Beng Beng, and 4 Bobs, and even Karambat Left just kept offering up great sessions with little to no crowds.  One day we surfed our little secrect right … [Read more...]

Kandui Surf Resort Mentawai Islands The Trip - Part 3 I'm not sure which day it was.  It was fairly early in the trip and we undoubtably had surfed somewhere epic in the morning.  We had eaten a nice meal and were rested up.  The wind had turned and was blowing out of the south.  The tide was a bit low, but we decided to give Hideaway's a check for the afternoon surf.  … [Read more...]

Kandui Surf Resort Mentawai Islands Trip 22-July 3. Part 2 We got up early thinking we might get some Kandui's at the high tide, but the wind wasn't right for it.  It really wasn't right for Rifles either, but somehow the waves were smooth and the tubes were staying open all the way down the reef!  I guess because the wind was not quite right for it, no one bothered to … [Read more...]

Kandui Surf Resort Mentawai Islands June 12th surf report Our latest group left today, including our partner and friend Anthony Marcotti.  Anthony, the Rifles good luck charm, couldn’t quite work his magic on this trip.  We had good swell the whole trip, but we also had an unusual spat of strong winds which wasn’t working for Rifles.  We did have a couple of fun Rifle’s … [Read more...]

Kandui Surf Resort Mentawai Islands June 2nd surf report Our last group of guests left yesterday.  There was plenty of swell in their trip and we surfed some fun waves, but we just couldn’t seem to get the epic sessions we were hoping for when we saw the forecasts at the beginning of their stay.  The winds and tides and swell direction just wouldn’t line up.  But we … [Read more...]