Good Times surf

Good Times

Intermediate
Reef break · Moderate · Best: April–October · All tides
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Conditions right now
Good
Wave
1.7m
Swell
1.6m
8s · S
Period
8s
Wind
7 km/h
SE · gust 15
Onshore
Water
30°C
Air
26°C

Surf report

Tide rising · High 3:00 AM 0.8m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 1.6 m
1.5m 8s S
7 km/h on
0.5m
9 AM 1.5 m
1.4m 8s S
9 km/h on
0.1m
12 PM 1.5 m
1.3m 8s S
8 km/h on
0.1m
3 PM 1.5 m
1.3m 8s S
10 km/h on
0.5m
6 PM 1.5 m
1.2m 8s S
14 km/h on
0.4m
Best session today
12 PM–2 PM
Onshore 1.3m swell @ 8s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 1.0 2.0 1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 20 40 1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM

Tide

High 3:00 AM · 0.8m Low 10:00 AM · 0.0m High 4:00 PM · 0.5m Low 10:00 PM · 0.1m
H 3 AM L 10 AM H 4 PM L 10 PM H 4 AM L 11 AM H 5 PM L 10 PM 1 AM7 AM1 PM7 PM1 AM7 AM1 PM7 PM

7-day outlook

Best days
Tue, Sep 8
1.5–1.7m
Wed, Sep 9
1.6–1.7m
Thu, Sep 10
1.4–1.6m
Fri, Sep 11
1.4–1.4m
Sat, Sep 12 Best
1.4–1.6m
Sun, Sep 13 Best
1.6–1.7m
Mon, Sep 14
1.6–1.7m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
1 AM 1.7m 1.6m S 8s 7 SE on 0.6m
2 AM 1.7m 1.6m S 8s 8 ESE on 0.8m
3 AM 1.6m 1.6m S 9s 3 S on 0.8m
4 AM 1.6m 1.5m S 9s 6 NW off 0.8m
5 AM 1.6m 1.5m S 8s 3 WSW cross 0.7m
6 AM 1.6m 1.5m S 8s 7 SSE on 0.5m
7 AM 1.5m 1.4m S 8s 3 SE on 0.3m
8 AM 1.5m 1.4m S 8s 11 SE on 0.2m
9 AM 1.5m 1.4m S 8s 9 SE on 0.1m
10 AM 1.5m 1.4m S 8s 7 SE on 0.0m
11 AM 1.5m 1.4m S 8s 8 SE on 0.1m
12 PM 1.5m 1.3m S 8s 8 SE on 0.1m
1 PM 1.5m 1.3m S 8s 10 SE on 0.3m
2 PM 1.5m 1.3m S 8s 9 SSE on 0.4m
3 PM 1.5m 1.3m S 8s 10 SSE on 0.5m
4 PM 1.5m 1.3m S 8s 13 SSE on 0.5m
5 PM 1.5m 1.3m S 8s 13 S on 0.5m
6 PM 1.5m 1.2m S 8s 14 SSE on 0.4m
7 PM 1.5m 1.2m S 8s 16 SSE on 0.3m
8 PM 1.6m 1.2m S 7s 16 SSE on 0.2m
9 PM 1.6m 1.2m S 7s 16 SSE on 0.1m
10 PM 1.6m 1.2m S 7s 14 SE on 0.1m
11 PM 1.6m 1.2m S 7s 13 SE on 0.2m
12 AM 1.6m 1.2m S 8s 14 SE on 0.3m

About Good Times

Good Times adalah nama yang tepat untuk terumbu Mentawai yang memberikan tepat itu — gelombang yang menyenangkan dan santai dengan banyak ruang untuk bersenang-senang. Peselancar menengah akan menghargai bentuk gelombang yang memaafkan dan dinding yang konsisten yang memungkinkan surfing yang mengalir dan ekspresif. Ini tidak memiliki agresi mentah dari spot-spot yang lebih berat di kepulauan, menjadikannya pilihan utama untuk pemanasan atau mendinginkan. Gelombang yang dapat diandalkan dan menyenangkan yang jarang mengecewakan.

Local knowledge

Hazards

Meskipun lebih memaafkan daripada sebagian besar terumbu Mentawai, rak karang di bawah Good Times dangkal saat air surut dan cukup tajam untuk menyebabkan kerusakan nyata saat jatuh — sepatu terumbu layak dipertimbangkan. Perhatikan arus saluran yang mengalir di sepanjang terumbu saat pasang dan surut, dan perhatikan lalu lintas kapal karena kapal charter dan taksi air secara teratur melewati area berlabuh.

Getting there

Good Times hanya dapat diakses dengan perahu, dicapai dengan perjalanan tender singkat dari charter atau liveaboard yang berlabuh di dekatnya — tidak ada akses pantai atau darat dari pulau-pulau di sini. Mendayung keluar melalui saluran di tepi terumbu untuk menghindari menggores karang hidup; saluran yang sama adalah rute teraman Anda kembali ke perahu.

Board

Sebuah shortboard serbaguna dalam kisaran 6'0"–6'4" sangat cocok dengan dinding gelombang yang menyenangkan pada gelombang standar, memberi Anda cukup busa untuk menghasilkan kecepatan melalui bagian-bagian terbuka. Pada hari-hari yang lebih kecil dan lebih lemah, gunakan fish atau hybrid untuk ekstra daya dayung dan aliran.

Localism

mellow — relaxed vibe.

Where to go now

Good Times vs. nearby, live
Spot Surf Swell Wind Now
Good Times Best now
this spot
 1.7m
1.6m 8s
7 on
Good
Promises
1 km away
 1.7m
1.5m 9s
10 on
Good
Bank Vaults
2 km away
 1.7m
1.5m 9s
21 on
Fair
Nipussi
3 km away
 2.0m
2.0m 8s
21 on
Fair

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Promises
Mentawai
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Intermediate Reef break
1.7 m 9s
Good
Bank Vaults
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2 km
Advanced Reef break
1.7 m 9s
Fair
Nipussi
Mentawai
3 km
Intermediate Reef break
2.0 m 8s
Fair
Burgerworld
Mentawai
3 km
Intermediate Reef break
2.0 m 8s
Fair

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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.