Bank Vaults
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| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.8 m | 1.7m 12s S | 11 km/h cross | 0.7m |
| 9 AM | 1.7 m | 1.7m 12s S | 14 km/h cross | 0.3m |
| 12 PM | 1.7 m | 1.7m 12s S | 12 km/h cross | 0.5m |
| 3 PM | 1.6 m | 1.6m 12s S | 9 km/h on | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 1.6 m | 1.6m 11s S | 20 km/h on | 0.4m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.5 m | 1.3m 11s S | 20 km/h on | 0.8m |
| 9 AM | 1.5 m | 1.3m 11s S | 13 km/h cross | 0.3m |
| 12 PM | 1.4 m | 1.2m 11s S | 4 km/h on | 0.3m |
| 3 PM | 1.4 m | 1.2m 11s S | 8 km/h on | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 1.4 m | 1.1m 11s S | 14 km/h on | 0.6m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.3 m | 1.3m 12s S | 16 km/h cross | 1.0m |
| 9 AM | 1.4 m | 1.3m 12s S | 12 km/h cross | 0.4m |
| 12 PM | 1.4 m | 1.3m 12s S | 9 km/h cross | 0.2m |
| 3 PM | 1.4 m | 1.4m 12s S | 10 km/h on | 0.6m |
| 6 PM | 1.4 m | 1.4m 12s S | 10 km/h on | 0.6m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.4 m | 1.4m 11s S | 11 km/h cross | 1.1m |
| 9 AM | 1.4 m | 1.4m 11s S | 8 km/h off | 0.5m |
| 12 PM | 1.4 m | 1.4m 11s S | 8 km/h cross | 0.1m |
| 3 PM | 1.4 m | 1.4m 10s S | 7 km/h on | 0.4m |
| 6 PM | 1.4 m | 1.3m 10s S | 7 km/h on | 0.7m |
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| Time | Wave | Swell | Period | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 AM | 1.8m | 1.8m S | 12s | 10 ESE cross | 0.8m |
| 6 AM | 1.8m | 1.7m S | 12s | 11 ESE cross | 0.7m |
| 7 AM | 1.7m | 1.7m S | 12s | 12 ESE cross | 0.5m |
| 8 AM | 1.7m | 1.7m S | 12s | 14 ESE cross | 0.4m |
| 9 AM | 1.7m | 1.7m S | 12s | 14 ESE cross | 0.3m |
| 10 AM | 1.7m | 1.7m S | 12s | 14 ESE cross | 0.3m |
| 11 AM | 1.7m | 1.7m S | 12s | 13 ESE cross | 0.4m |
| 12 PM | 1.7m | 1.7m S | 12s | 12 ESE cross | 0.5m |
| 1 PM | 1.7m | 1.6m S | 12s | 10 ESE cross | 0.6m |
| 2 PM | 1.6m | 1.6m S | 12s | 9 ESE cross | 0.7m |
| 3 PM | 1.6m | 1.6m S | 12s | 9 SSE on | 0.7m |
| 4 PM | 1.6m | 1.6m S | 12s | 12 S on | 0.7m |
| 5 PM | 1.6m | 1.6m S | 12s | 16 S on | 0.6m |
| 6 PM | 1.6m | 1.6m S | 11s | 20 SSE on | 0.4m |
| 7 PM | 1.6m | 1.6m S | 11s | 20 SSE on | 0.3m |
| 8 PM | 1.6m | 1.5m S | 11s | 19 SSE on | 0.2m |
| 9 PM | 1.5m | 1.5m S | 11s | 19 SE on | 0.2m |
| 10 PM | 1.5m | 1.5m S | 11s | 21 SE on | 0.3m |
| 11 PM | 1.5m | 1.5m S | 11s | 21 SE on | 0.4m |
| 12 AM | 1.6m | 1.4m S | 12s | 21 SE cross | 0.6m |
| 1 AM | 1.6m | 1.4m S | 12s | 23 SE cross | 0.8m |
| 2 AM | 1.6m | 1.4m S | 12s | 23 ESE cross | 1.0m |
| 3 AM | 1.6m | 1.4m S | 11s | 21 SE cross | 1.1m |
| 4 AM | 1.6m | 1.4m S | 11s | 20 SE on | 1.1m |
About Bank Vaults
Bank Vaults es un reef break pesado y tipo losa que produce algunas de las olas más gruesas y huecas de las Mentawais. Es exclusivamente para surfistas experimentados: la ola salta de aguas profundas a poco profundas con una fuerza considerable, creando tubos cuadrados y trituradores que dejan muy poco margen de error. Cuando las condiciones se alinean, los barrels aquí son de clase mundial y completamente huecos. Respeta la poderosa corriente y el arrecife extremadamente somero.
Local knowledge
El arrecife en Bank Vaults es extremadamente somero — posiblemente el take-off más somero de las Mentawais — y el coral vivo puede causar daños serios incluso en una caída menor. La ola losa duro y rápido, lo que significa que los hold-downs son violentos y el riesgo de ser arrastrado por el arrecife al salir es real; se recomiendan firmemente los escarpines y el casco. Una corriente lateral persistente recorre el lineup, lo que facilita ser barrido hacia la sección interior o lejos del canal, así que mantén siempre un ojo en tu posición relativa al barco.
El acceso a Bank Vaults es únicamente en barco — anclarás tu embarcación chárter o el bote de día en el canal frente al break y remarás desde el barco hasta el pico. No hay playa, warung ni punto de acceso desde tierra; prácticamente todos los que surfean aquí están en un liveaboard que opera desde Padang, Sumatra, o en una lancha de resort procedente de los campamentos de surf cercanos de las Mentawais. Calcula tu remada de salida a través del canal de aguas profundas en el hombro de la ola para evitar la zona de impacto.
Trae una shortboard de performance o un step-up de confianza (6'2"–6'8") con grosor extra y un tail redondeado en punta o squash para manejar la potencia bruta de la losa y darte un bottom turn seguro hacia el barrel. En swells más grandes (6 pies o más), súbete a un step-up serio o una small gun — esta no es una ola con la que quedarse corto de tabla; una fish o una tabla de alto volumen quedarán completamente superadas por la losa.
moderate — be polite, wait your turn.
Where to go now
Bank Vaults vs. nearby, live| Spot | Surf | Swell | Wind | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Vaults this spot | 1.8m | 1.8m 12s | 10 cross | Epic |
| Nipussi Best now 1 km away | 2.3m | 2.3m 13s | 10 on | Epic |
| 2 km away | 1.8m | 1.8m 12s | 5 on | Epic |
| 2 km away | 2.3m | 2.3m 13s | 10 on | Epic |
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Surfing in Mentawai
Full Mentawai surf guide →If there's one name that makes surfers go quiet and start saving, it's the Mentawai. This remote archipelago of more than 70 islands sits off the west coast of Sumatra, fully exposed to raw Indian Ocean swell, and it has earned its reputation as one of the most concentrated, high-quality wave zones on Earth.
✈️Getting there
All routes run through Padang, the port city in West Sumatra. Fly into Padang's Minangkabau International Airport (PDG), usually via Jakarta, or via Kuala Lumpur or Singapore on regional carriers.
🛵Getting around
The Mentawai are about boats, not roads. Once you arrive, your daily transport to the waves is by boat — either the liveaboard itself or the resort's tenders and speedboats running surfers out to the breaks.
🌤️Climate & season
The Mentawai are equatorial, hot and humid year-round, with water warm enough for boardshorts or a thin top (roughly 27–29°C). There's no real winter — just wetter and drier patterns.