Rags Left
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| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 2.1 m | 2.0m 12s SSW | 8 km/h cross | 0.7m |
| 9 AM | 2.0 m | 2.0m 12s SSW | 9 km/h cross | 0.3m |
| 12 PM | 2.0 m | 1.9m 12s SSW | 7 km/h on | 0.5m |
| 3 PM | 1.9 m | 1.9m 12s SSW | 11 km/h on | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 1.9 m | 1.8m 12s SSW | 14 km/h on | 0.5m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.8 m | 1.6m 11s SSW | 15 km/h on | 0.8m |
| 9 AM | 1.8 m | 1.5m 11s SSW | 14 km/h cross | 0.3m |
| 12 PM | 1.8 m | 1.4m 11s SSW | 11 km/h on | 0.3m |
| 3 PM | 1.7 m | 1.3m 11s SSW | 17 km/h cross | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 1.7 m | 1.3m 10s SSW | 6 km/h on | 0.5m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.7 m | 1.5m 12s SSW | 7 km/h cross | 1.0m |
| 9 AM | 1.7 m | 1.6m 12s SSW | 5 km/h cross | 0.4m |
| 12 PM | 1.7 m | 1.6m 12s SSW | 4 km/h on | 0.2m |
| 3 PM | 1.7 m | 1.6m 12s SSW | 8 km/h cross | 0.5m |
| 6 PM | 1.7 m | 1.7m 11s SSW | 7 km/h cross | 0.6m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.7 m | 1.7m 10s S | 1 km/h cross | 1.2m |
| 9 AM | 1.7 m | 1.7m 10s S | 8 km/h off | 0.5m |
| 12 PM | 1.6 m | 1.6m 10s S | 10 km/h on | 0.1m |
| 3 PM | 1.6 m | 1.6m 10s S | 9 km/h on | 0.4m |
| 6 PM | 1.6 m | 1.5m 10s S | 9 km/h on | 0.7m |
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| Time | Wave | Swell | Period | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 AM | 2.1m | 2.1m SSW | 12s | 8 SE cross | 1.0m |
| 4 AM | 2.1m | 2.1m SSW | 12s | 9 SE cross | 1.0m |
| 5 AM | 2.1m | 2.1m SSW | 12s | 9 ESE cross | 0.8m |
| 6 AM | 2.1m | 2.0m SSW | 12s | 8 ESE cross | 0.7m |
| 7 AM | 2.0m | 2.0m SSW | 12s | 9 ESE cross | 0.5m |
| 8 AM | 2.0m | 2.0m SSW | 12s | 7 ESE cross | 0.4m |
| 9 AM | 2.0m | 2.0m SSW | 12s | 9 ESE cross | 0.3m |
| 10 AM | 2.0m | 2.0m SSW | 12s | 8 ESE cross | 0.3m |
| 11 AM | 2.0m | 1.9m SSW | 12s | 6 SE on | 0.4m |
| 12 PM | 2.0m | 1.9m SSW | 12s | 7 SSE on | 0.5m |
| 1 PM | 1.9m | 1.9m SSW | 12s | 8 SSE on | 0.6m |
| 2 PM | 1.9m | 1.9m SSW | 12s | 10 SSE on | 0.7m |
| 3 PM | 1.9m | 1.9m SSW | 12s | 11 SSE on | 0.7m |
| 4 PM | 1.9m | 1.8m SSW | 12s | 13 SSE on | 0.7m |
| 5 PM | 1.9m | 1.8m SSW | 12s | 14 SSE on | 0.6m |
| 6 PM | 1.9m | 1.8m SSW | 12s | 14 SE on | 0.5m |
| 7 PM | 1.9m | 1.8m SSW | 12s | 14 SE cross | 0.3m |
| 8 PM | 1.9m | 1.8m SSW | 12s | 14 SE cross | 0.3m |
| 9 PM | 1.9m | 1.7m SSW | 12s | 16 SE cross | 0.2m |
| 10 PM | 1.9m | 1.7m SSW | 11s | 15 SE cross | 0.3m |
| 11 PM | 1.9m | 1.7m SSW | 11s | 13 ESE cross | 0.5m |
| 12 AM | 1.9m | 1.7m SSW | 11s | 12 ESE cross | 0.6m |
| 1 AM | 1.9m | 1.7m SSW | 11s | 13 SE cross | 0.8m |
| 2 AM | 1.9m | 1.6m SSW | 11s | 11 SE cross | 1.0m |
About Rags Left
Rags Left adalah left-hander yang kuat dan hollow yang mengalir di atas terumbu dangkal di Mentawai, memberikan barrel yang panjang dan terdefinisi dengan baik saat swell datang dengan tepat. Ini cocok dengan tetangganya yang right-hand, menawarkan variasi dalam satu sesi. Peselancar tingkat lanjut akan menikmati drop yang curam dan bagian tubing, tetapi terumbu ini membutuhkan rasa hormat dan komitmen penuh. Sebaiknya ditangani dengan prakiraan swell yang solid dan banyak pengalaman barrel di bawah ikat pinggang Anda.
Local knowledge
Terumbu di Rags Left sangat dangkal dan tajam, dengan karang hidup yang akan melukai kulit yang terbuka saat terjatuh — sepatu boot layak dipertimbangkan meskipun mungkin terasa tidak nyaman. Set-set liar dapat menangkap Anda di dalam dan menahan Anda di terumbu, jadi perenang yang kuat dan kepercayaan diri dalam menahan napas adalah hal yang tidak bisa ditawar. Perhatikan lalu lintas kapal dari kapal sewaan yang berlabuh di saluran, terutama selama musim puncak ketika beberapa kapal bekerja di zona yang sama.
Rags Left hanya dapat diakses dengan perahu — Anda akan tiba melalui charter selancar atau transfer speedboat dari Padang, biasanya sebagai bagian dari perjalanan perahu Mentawai selama beberapa hari. Sebagian besar charter berlabuh di saluran antara Rags Left dan yang kanan, dan Anda melompat langsung dari belakang perahu ke dalam paddle pendek menuju lineup; konfirmasikan rencana keluar kapten Anda sebelum mendayung keluar, karena posisi saluran bergeser dengan pasang.
Shortboard berkinerja tinggi yang terbukti dalam rentang 6'2"–6'6" dengan sedikit tambahan volume cocok untuk drop yang cepat dan curam serta bagian barrel pada swell SW standar; naiklah ke 6'8"–7'0" ketika swell mendorong di atas kepala dan ombak mulai melemparkan tebal dan berat. Lewati fish — ombak ini membutuhkan papan yang dapat menangani drop terlambat dan mempertahankan garis melalui tabung yang cepat dan menjulang.
moderate — be polite, wait your turn.
Where to go now
Rags Left vs. nearby, live| Spot | Surf | Swell | Wind | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rags Left Best now this spot | 2.1m | 2.1m 12s | 8 cross | Epic |
| 1 km away | 2.1m | 2.1m 12s | 8 cross | Epic |
| 15 km away | 2.0m | 2.0m 12s | 4 on | Epic |
| 19 km away | 2.3m | 2.2m 12s | 6 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.