Monkeys surf

Monkeys

Intermediate
Reef break · Moderate · Best: May–October · All tides
Working best in Nias now Lagundri Bay / The Point Good · 1.6m @ 9s View →
Conditions right now
Fair
Wave
0.7m
Swell
0.5m
9s · SSW
Period
9s
Wind
10 km/h
NNW · gust 26
Offshore
Water
30°C
Air
26°C

Surf report

Tide rising · High 6:00 PM 1.0m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 0.7 m
0.5m 9s SSW
4 km/h cross
0.7m
9 AM 0.7 m
0.5m 9s SSW
2 km/h off
0.3m
12 PM 0.7 m
0.5m 9s SSW
12 km/h off
0.0m
3 PM 0.7 m
0.5m 9s SSW
7 km/h off
0.6m
6 PM 0.6 m
0.5m 8s S
6 km/h off
1.0m
Best session today
1 PM–3 PM
Offshore 0.5m swell @ 9s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 0.8 1.5 11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 15 30 11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM

Tide

High 6:00 PM · 1.0m Low 1:00 AM · 0.0m High 6:00 AM · 0.7m Low 12:00 PM · 0.0m
H 6 PM L 1 AM H 6 AM L 12 PM H 7 PM L 1 AM H 7 AM 11 AM5 PM11 PM5 AM11 AM5 PM11 PM5 AM

7-day outlook

Best days
Tue, Oct 27 Best
0.6–0.7m
Wed, Oct 28
0.5–0.6m
Thu, Oct 29
0.5–0.5m
Fri, Oct 30
0.5–0.5m
Sat, Oct 31
0.5–0.5m
Sun, Nov 1
0.5–0.5m
Mon, Nov 2
0.5–0.6m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
11 AM 0.7m 0.5m SSW 9s 10 NNW off 0.0m
12 PM 0.7m 0.5m SSW 9s 12 NNW off 0.0m
1 PM 0.7m 0.5m SSW 9s 10 NNW off 0.1m
2 PM 0.7m 0.5m SSW 9s 9 NNW off 0.3m
3 PM 0.7m 0.5m SSW 9s 7 N off 0.6m
4 PM 0.7m 0.5m SSW 9s 5 N off 0.8m
5 PM 0.7m 0.5m S 8s 6 N off 0.9m
6 PM 0.6m 0.5m S 8s 6 N off 1.0m
7 PM 0.6m 0.5m S 7s 6 NNE off 1.0m
8 PM 0.6m 0.5m S 7s 4 NNE off 0.8m
9 PM 0.6m 0.4m S 7s 5 NNE off 0.6m
10 PM 0.6m 0.4m S 7s 5 N off 0.3m
11 PM 0.6m 0.4m S 7s 2 NE off 0.1m
12 AM 0.6m 0.5m S 7s 1 ENE cross 0.0m
1 AM 0.6m 0.5m S 7s 2 SE on 0.0m
2 AM 0.6m 0.5m S 7s 2 SE on 0.1m
3 AM 0.6m 0.4m S 7s 2 ESE cross 0.2m
4 AM 0.6m 0.4m S 7s 2 SE on 0.4m
5 AM 0.6m 0.4m S 7s 5 SSE on 0.6m
6 AM 0.6m 0.4m S 7s 8 SSE on 0.7m
7 AM 0.6m 0.4m S 7s 7 SE on 0.6m
8 AM 0.6m 0.4m S 7s 7 SE on 0.5m
9 AM 0.6m 0.4m S 7s 7 ESE cross 0.4m
10 AM 0.6m 0.4m S 7s 6 ESE cross 0.2m

About Monkeys

Monkeys adalah reef break yang hidup dan menyenangkan dengan bagian-bagian yang tajam dan tidak terduga. Peselancar menengah akan menikmati energi ombak dan kesempatan yang diberikan untuk berselancar yang tajam dan reaktif. Suasana di dalam air cenderung santai, menjadikannya sesi yang sosial dan menyenangkan.

Local knowledge

Hazards

Reef ini dangkal, tajam, dan terdapat terumbu karang hidup — terjatuh pada set saat air surut bisa membuatmu cepat terjebak di dasar, jadi penggunaan booties sangat disarankan. Waspadai arus yang berkembang di sepanjang tepi reef saat ombak besar, dan perhatikan lalu lintas perahu dan speedboat di saluran karena taksi air sering melintasi area ini.

Getting there

Monkeys paling baik diakses dengan perahu dari Sorake atau Lagundri Bay — perjalanan singkat 5–10 menit akan membawamu tepat ke puncak. Sebagian besar kamp selancar dan operator perahu lokal di pantai selatan Nias menawarkan perjalanan sehari atau penjemputan; konfirmasikan pengaturan penjemputan sebelum mendayung keluar karena saluran bisa sulit untuk dilalui jika kamu melewatkan perahu.

Board

Shortboard yang serbaguna atau bentuk fun mid-length bekerja dengan baik untuk bagian tajam dan tidak terduga di Monkeys pada ombak sehari-hari. Naiklah ke shortboard yang sedikit lebih kaku dan bervolume lebih tinggi saat ombak mendorong ke atas, memberikanmu dorongan untuk menangani bibir tajam dari reef.

Localism

mellow — relaxed vibe.

Where to go now

Monkeys vs. nearby, live
Spot Surf Swell Wind Now
Monkeys
this spot
 0.7m
0.5m 9s
10 off
Fair
Pasti Best now
2 km away
 0.7m
0.5m 9s
2 off
Fair
The Bubble
5 km away
 0.7m
0.5m 9s
2 off
Fair
GTs
6 km away
 0.7m
0.5m 9s
2 off
Fair

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Surfing in Nias

Full Nias surf guide →

Off the west coast of North Sumatra, Nias is one of Indonesia's true surf landmarks — home to Lagundri Bay, the right-hand point at the island's southern tip that put the country on the world surf map back in the 1970s. It's a place of pilgrimage, where a single peeling wall over coral has drawn travelling surfers for decades.

✈️Getting there

Most surfers fly into Binaka Airport (GNS) at Gunungsitoli in the north of Nias, usually via Medan (Kualanamu, KNO) on a short domestic hop with Wings Air or similar. From Bali or Jakarta you'll connect through Medan.

🛵Getting around

At Lagundri Bay everything is walkable — the losmen sit right along the point, and you can paddle out from the steps. Many guests don't need transport at all once settled.

🌤️Climate & season

Nias has a tropical equatorial climate — warm and humid year-round, with water temperatures sitting around 27–29°C, so boardshorts and a rash guard are plenty (boots for the reef, not warmth).