Sumatra Surf

Detailed Sumatra surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Sumatra. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Sumatra. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Sumatra over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Sumatra and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Sumatra Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wed
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Sumatra	Hilisataro Nias	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Burgerworld Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Lances Left Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Hilisataro Nias	Lagundri - The Point Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Lagundri - The Point Nias	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Thunders Mentawi Islands	Bawa Nias	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Burgerworld Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bawa Nias
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	18	17	16	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	13
Energy(?)	1574	2113	2047	1505	1473	1378	1137	1089	1037	1271	1401	1035	941	836	683	489	455	553	517	544	442	417
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		5:48PM 0.97		6:05AM 0.66	6:36PM 1.39		7:01AM 0.88		7:19PM 1.40	7:45AM 0.82		8:06PM 1.37	8:32AM 0.76		8:52PM 1.26	9:24AM 0.70		9:45PM 1.14	10:33AM 0.68		10:47PM 1.02	11:55AM 0.65
Low Tide / height (m)			12:16AM 0.00	11:48AM -0.03		1:05AM -0.07	12:36PM -0.04		1:51AM -0.05		1:17PM -0.01	2:39AM -0.00		2:00PM 0.04	3:28AM 0.08		2:46PM 0.13		4:22AM 0.18	3:38PM 0.24		5:26AM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	mod. rain	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	cloudy	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	6	11	17	2	4	10	6	6	4	2	6	7	3	3	5	9	-	13	1	-	12	5
High °C	28	28	26	27	27	26	28	27	27	28	28	27	27	28	26	26	26	27	26	27	26	27
Low °C	28	26	26	27	27	25	27	26	26	28	27	26	27	27	26	25	26	26	25	26	25	27
Chill °C (?)	28	28	26	27	27	26	28	27	27	28	28	27	27	28	26	26	26	27	26	27	26	27
Sunrise	6:09	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:01	-	-	5:58	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:11
Sunset	-	6:12	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:14	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:13	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 WSW	1.2 W	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	1.2 W	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	18	17	16	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	16	8	8	8	8	8	13	8	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 WNW	0.1 SW	0.7 WNW	0.7 W	0.8 SSW	0.5 S	1.0 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 S	0.9 SW	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.7 W
Period (s)	12	11	11	16	16	7	21	8	8	18	12	14	16	15	14	14	8	13	9	9	8	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	-	0.8 WNW	-	0.7 WNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 N	1.0 NW	1.1 WNW	-	-	-	-	0.3 N	0.9 WNW	-	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.8 WNW	-
Period (s)	7	6	7	-	7	-	7	4	3	8	8	-	-	-	-	3	8	-	8	8	7	-

	Wednesday 05					Thursday 06								Friday 07								Sat
	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Sumatra	Hilisataro Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Kandui Left Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Burgerworld Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1574	1468	1775	1743	2050	2047	2031	1945	1505	1518	1473	1634	1627	1378	1344	1325	1137	1141	1089	1098	1087	1037
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	low-flow	mid-flow	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				5:48PM 0.97				6:17AM 0.92				6:38PM 1.42					7:01AM 0.88				7:19PM 1.40
Low Tide / height (m)						12:19AM -0.03				11:56AM -0.03					1:05AM -0.07			12:36PM -0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	mod. rain	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	light rain	some clouds	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	3	3	3	2	6	3	5	3	1	1	3	1	1	3	4	2	2	4	4	2	-	1
Temp. °C	28	28	28	27	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	26	26	25	26	27	28	27	26	27	26
Chill °C (?)	28	28	28	27	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	26	26	25	26	27	28	27	26	27	26
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:12	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 W	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.1 SW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	16	16	16	16	7	7	7	7	21	7	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	-	-	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.4 NNW	-	-	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	-	-	0.3 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.7 WNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 N
Period (s)	7	-	-	7	6	7	7	4	-	-	7	7	-	-	3	3	7	4	4	4	4	3

	Wednesday 05																Thursday 06
	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Sumatra	Hilisataro Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Kandui Left Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Burgerworld Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands	Bankvaults Mentawi Islands
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Energy(?)	1249	1574	1574	1682	2567	2419	2204	2340	2113	2245	2204	2350	2124	2094	2050	2047	2058	2047	2044	2031	2031	1987
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)											5:55PM 1.34
Low Tide / height (m)																		12:19AM -0.03
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	cloudy	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	1	1	1	1	-	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	1
High °C	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Chill °C (?)	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Sunrise	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.8 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	5	5	11	11	11	15	15	15	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW
Period (s)	6	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7

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