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carving it up, Middleton Point

11:48 am 29 Jan 2012

Worth Every Mile, Boneyards

4:18 pm 24 Dec 2011

E-Bay ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 3.0

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E-Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Indonesia – Sumatra – Mentawi Islands)

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Name: E-Bay
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: W Offshore Wind: NNW

E-Bay in Sumatra (Mentawi Islands) is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf. May-Oct (Dry Season) is the best time of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the north northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west. A left hand reef break. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall E-Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to E-Bay:

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Closest break Nipussi 9 mi
Second closest break 4 Bobs 14 mi
Third closest break Telescopes 35 mi
Fourth closest break Scarecrows 37 mi
Fifth closest break LancesLeft 65 mi

Wave buoys nearest to E-Bay:

Closest wave buoy Western Aleutians Buoy 5999 mi
Second closest wave buoy Bering Sea Buoy 6237 mi
Third closest wave buoy Southeast Bering Sea Buoy 6470 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Nice Buoy 6500 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 6664 mi

Tide stations nearest to E-Bay:

Closest tide station Port Refuge, Cocos Islands 727 mi
Second closest tide station Christmas Island, Australia 748 mi
Third closest tide station North West Island, Australia 1695 mi
Fourth closest tide station Trimouille Island, Australia 1697 mi
Fifth closest tide station Barrow Island, Australia 1711 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to E-Bay:

Closest ski area Auli (India) 2582 mi
Second closest ski area Kufri (India) 2704 mi
Third closest ski area Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) (India) 2759 mi
Fourth closest ski area SolangValleyRopeway&SkiCentre (India) 2763 mi
Fifth closest ski area SolangValleyRopeway&SkiCentre (India) 2763 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to E-Bay:

Closest city location Muara Siberut (Indonesia) 16 mi
Second closest city location Sikabaluan (Indonesia) 48 mi
Third closest city location Pasarbaru (Indonesia) 103 mi
Fourth closest city location Padang (Indonesia) 104 mi
Fifth closest city location Painan (Indonesia) 106 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to E-Bay is Tabing (Padang) Airport (PDG) in Indonesia, which is 173 km (107 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to E-Bay is Sultan Syarif Kasim Ii (Pekanbaru) Airport (PKU), also in Indonesia, 362 km (225 miles) away.
E-Bay break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for E-Bay, Indonesia - Sumatra - Mentawi Islands. Use the tab navigation above to view E-Bay sea temperature, E-Bay photographs, E-Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, E-Bay webcams, current wind from Indonesia - Sumatra - Mentawi Islands live weather stations and E-Bay tide predictions. The Indonesia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Indonesia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Indonesia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around E-Bay.