Jackals Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Simeulue Island, Indonesia)

Jackals Surf Guide
Jackals in Simeulue Island is an exposed reef break that has very consistent surf. May-Oct (Dry Season) is the optimum time of year for waves. The best wind direction is from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. A remote wave spot that never gets crowded.
Jackals Spot Info
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Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
very consistent | 30.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Jackals:
The best conditions reported for surf at Jackals occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.
What's the best time of year to surf Jackals (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore Jackals Location Map
Interactive Jackals surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Jackals is Binaka (Gunung Sitoli) Airport (GNS) in Indonesia, which is 218 km (135 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Jackals is Polonia (Medan) Airport (MES), also in Indonesia, 299 km (186 miles) away.
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Period (s) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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Wind State | off | glass | glass | glass |
Tides at Jackals
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Swell History at Jackals
Surf stats for Jackals, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Jackals
Wind stats for Jackals, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
Jackals Reviews:
Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.
Wave quality can get perfect but more often there are frequent close out sections. The wave is super consistent 6ft but not a wave machine, it attracts more swells than all the other nearby reefs. There is a 10 minute wait regularly between the 2 wave sets making the hassling and positioning for waves amongst crowds of 20+ not much fun. The reef on the inside is a live reef and very unforgiving, it can easily break boards and people once the swell gets to 6ft+.
This place is challenging to get to, the locals are amazingly friendly and real characters. There's loads of plastic rubbish on the roads and beaches here but there's plenty to do when the waves are not firing if you want to get out and about and explore. You will stand out as an outsider here as almost no one speaks English.
NOTE: Strict Sharia law here, NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS OR HAPPY ENDING SHENANIGANS. The local cops were trying to sell weed to tourists undercover to entrap them...You have been warned.”
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Wave Buoys Nearest To Jackals:
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- Second closest Wave BuoyHirara Port2479 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyNaha Port2657 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyNakagusuku Bay Port2673 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyNaze Port2837 mi