Thunders
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| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.9 m | 1.9m 12s S | 6 km/h cross | 0.7m |
| 9 AM | 1.9 m | 1.8m 12s S | 11 km/h cross | 0.3m |
| 12 PM | 1.8 m | 1.8m 12s SSW | 12 km/h on | 0.5m |
| 3 PM | 1.8 m | 1.7m 12s SSW | 11 km/h on | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 1.8 m | 1.7m 12s SSW | 10 km/h on | 0.5m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.7 m | 1.4m 11s SSW | 9 km/h cross | 0.8m |
| 9 AM | 1.7 m | 1.4m 12s SSW | 11 km/h on | 0.3m |
| 12 PM | 1.6 m | 1.3m 11s SSW | 10 km/h on | 0.3m |
| 3 PM | 1.6 m | 1.2m 10s S | 8 km/h cross | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 1.5 m | 1.2m 10s S | 4 km/h on | 0.5m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.5 m | 1.4m 12s S | 1 km/h cross | 1.0m |
| 9 AM | 1.6 m | 1.4m 12s S | 4 km/h off | 0.4m |
| 12 PM | 1.6 m | 1.4m 12s S | 2 km/h on | 0.1m |
| 3 PM | 1.6 m | 1.5m 12s S | 3 km/h cross | 0.5m |
| 6 PM | 1.6 m | 1.5m 11s S | 2 km/h off | 0.6m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.6 m | 1.5m 10s S | 5 km/h cross | 1.2m |
| 9 AM | 1.5 m | 1.5m 10s S | 5 km/h cross | 0.6m |
| 12 PM | 1.5 m | 1.4m 10s S | 5 km/h on | 0.1m |
| 3 PM | 1.4 m | 1.4m 10s S | 2 km/h off | 0.4m |
| 6 PM | 1.4 m | 1.4m 9s S | 2 km/h off | 0.7m |
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| Time | Wave | Swell | Period | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 AM | 2.0m | 1.9m S | 12s | 5 SE on | 1.0m |
| 3 AM | 2.0m | 1.9m S | 12s | 4 SSE on | 1.0m |
| 4 AM | 2.0m | 1.9m S | 12s | 4 SSE on | 1.0m |
| 5 AM | 1.9m | 1.9m S | 12s | 5 SSE on | 0.8m |
| 6 AM | 1.9m | 1.9m S | 12s | 6 SE cross | 0.7m |
| 7 AM | 1.9m | 1.8m S | 12s | 8 ESE cross | 0.5m |
| 8 AM | 1.9m | 1.8m S | 12s | 10 ESE cross | 0.4m |
| 9 AM | 1.9m | 1.8m S | 12s | 11 ESE cross | 0.3m |
| 10 AM | 1.9m | 1.8m S | 12s | 11 ESE cross | 0.3m |
| 11 AM | 1.8m | 1.8m S | 12s | 11 ESE cross | 0.4m |
| 12 PM | 1.8m | 1.8m SSW | 12s | 12 SE cross | 0.5m |
| 1 PM | 1.8m | 1.8m SSW | 12s | 12 SE on | 0.6m |
| 2 PM | 1.8m | 1.7m SSW | 12s | 11 SE on | 0.7m |
| 3 PM | 1.8m | 1.7m SSW | 12s | 11 SE on | 0.7m |
| 4 PM | 1.8m | 1.7m SSW | 12s | 11 SSE on | 0.7m |
| 5 PM | 1.8m | 1.7m SSW | 12s | 11 SSE on | 0.6m |
| 6 PM | 1.8m | 1.7m SSW | 12s | 10 SE on | 0.5m |
| 7 PM | 1.8m | 1.6m SSW | 12s | 10 SE on | 0.3m |
| 8 PM | 1.8m | 1.6m SSW | 12s | 10 SE on | 0.3m |
| 9 PM | 1.8m | 1.6m SSW | 11s | 11 SE cross | 0.2m |
| 10 PM | 1.8m | 1.6m SSW | 11s | 11 ESE cross | 0.3m |
| 11 PM | 1.8m | 1.6m SSW | 11s | 11 ESE cross | 0.5m |
| 12 AM | 1.8m | 1.6m SSW | 11s | 12 ESE cross | 0.6m |
| 1 AM | 1.8m | 1.6m SSW | 11s | 11 ESE cross | 0.8m |
About Thunders
Thunders adalah salah satu left-handers paling terkenal di Mentawai, memecah dengan barrel panjang dan dalam di atas terumbu yang konsisten. Ombak ini tumbuh dan meluncur dengan kekuatan nyata, menjadikannya impian bagi para pengendara tube tingkat lanjut yang mengejar bagian yang panjang dan bisa dilalui. Ombak ini dapat menampung swell yang solid dan tetap teratur bahkan saat ukuran meningkat, memberi imbalan kepada peselancar yang berkomitmen lebih awal dan tetap dalam. Jika Anda melakukan perjalanan ke Mentawai, Thunders adalah jenis ombak yang mendefinisikan perjalanan.
Local knowledge
Terumbu di Thunders dangkal, tajam, dan tidak memaafkan — jatuh pada set yang lebih besar dapat mendorong Anda keras ke karang, dan bagian di atas bagian terumbu yang paling dangkal membutuhkan drop yang bersih dan berkomitmen atau Anda akan membayar harganya. Arus saluran yang kuat mengalir di samping pecahan dan dapat menarik Anda keluar dari posisi dengan cepat; tetap waspada terhadap drift Anda antara set. Bintang laut ada di rak terumbu, jadi sepatu terumbu layak dipertimbangkan, dan lalu lintas kapal di saluran meningkat secara signifikan ketika kapal berlabuh di dekatnya.
Thunders adalah pecahan yang hanya dapat diakses dengan kapal — Anda akan mencapainya melalui charter selancar atau kapal harian dari Padang (sekitar 8–10 jam dengan kapal cepat) atau dari liveaboard yang sudah berada di Mentawai. Kebanyakan peselancar melompat dari kapal langsung ke saluran di sisi utara pecahan dan mendayung ke lineup; keluar kembali melalui saluran yang sama dan kapal tender Anda akan menjemput Anda. Tidak ada akses darat, tidak ada warung, tidak ada pantai — kapal Anda adalah base camp Anda.
Sebuah shortboard performa terbukti dalam rentang 6'2"–6'6" dengan ekor yang ramping dan cukup volume untuk mendayung ke dinding yang cepat tumbuh adalah pilihan quiver sehari-hari di sini. Bawa step-up dalam rentang 6'8"–7'0" untuk hari-hari solid overhead-plus ketika ombak menjadi berat dan drop semakin curam — Anda akan membutuhkan pegangan.
moderate — be polite, wait your turn.
Where to go now
Thunders vs. nearby, live| Spot | Surf | Swell | Wind | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunders Best now this spot | 2.0m | 1.9m 12s | 5 on | Epic |
| 5 km away | 2.3m | 2.3m 13s | 6 on | Epic |
| 15 km away | 2.2m | 2.1m 12s | 9 cross | Epic |
| 15 km away | 2.2m | 2.1m 12s | 9 cross | 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.