Nias North Point
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| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.2 m | 1.0m 10s SSW | 5 km/h off | 0.9m |
| 9 AM | 1.2 m | 1.0m 11s SSW | 6 km/h off | 0.4m |
| 12 PM | 1.2 m | 1.0m 11s SSW | 8 km/h on | 0.2m |
| 3 PM | 1.3 m | 1.1m 11s S | 4 km/h on | 0.5m |
| 6 PM | 1.3 m | 1.1m 10s S | 2 km/h cross | 0.6m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.3 m | 1.2m 10s SSW | 4 km/h off | 1.0m |
| 9 AM | 1.3 m | 1.2m 10s SSW | 2 km/h off | 0.6m |
| 12 PM | 1.3 m | 1.2m 10s SSW | 1 km/h on | 0.2m |
| 3 PM | 1.3 m | 1.1m 10s SSW | 8 km/h on | 0.4m |
| 6 PM | 1.3 m | 1.1m 9s SSW | 4 km/h on | 0.6m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.2 m | 1.1m 10s SSW | 4 km/h cross | 1.0m |
| 9 AM | 1.1 m | 1.1m 10s SSW | 4 km/h on | 0.8m |
| 12 PM | 1.1 m | 1.0m 10s SSW | 9 km/h on | 0.3m |
| 3 PM | 1.1 m | 1.0m 10s SSW | 5 km/h on | 0.3m |
| 6 PM | 1.1 m | 1.0m 10s SSW | 3 km/h cross | 0.6m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.0 m | 0.9m 9s S | 6 km/h off | 0.9m |
| 9 AM | 1.0 m | 0.9m 9s SSW | 6 km/h cross | 0.9m |
| 12 PM | 1.0 m | 0.8m 8s SSW | 6 km/h on | 0.3m |
| 3 PM | 1.0 m | 0.7m 8s SSW | 5 km/h on | 0.2m |
| 6 PM | 1.0 m | 0.7m 8s S | 4 km/h on | 0.5m |
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| Time | Wave | Swell | Period | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 1.2m | 1.0m SSW | 11s | 6 NE off | 0.4m |
| 10 AM | 1.2m | 1.0m SSW | 11s | 3 NE off | 0.3m |
| 11 AM | 1.2m | 1.0m SSW | 11s | 3 SSE on | 0.2m |
| 12 PM | 1.2m | 1.0m SSW | 11s | 8 S on | 0.2m |
| 1 PM | 1.2m | 1.0m S | 11s | 5 S on | 0.3m |
| 2 PM | 1.3m | 1.0m S | 11s | 5 S on | 0.4m |
| 3 PM | 1.3m | 1.1m S | 11s | 4 S on | 0.5m |
| 4 PM | 1.3m | 1.1m S | 10s | 6 S on | 0.6m |
| 5 PM | 1.3m | 1.1m S | 10s | 1 SSE on | 0.6m |
| 6 PM | 1.3m | 1.1m S | 10s | 2 NW cross | 0.6m |
| 7 PM | 1.3m | 1.1m S | 10s | 2 N off | 0.5m |
| 8 PM | 1.3m | 1.1m S | 10s | 2 NE off | 0.4m |
| 9 PM | 1.3m | 1.1m S | 10s | 6 NE off | 0.3m |
| 10 PM | 1.3m | 1.1m S | 10s | 7 ENE off | 0.2m |
| 11 PM | 1.3m | 1.1m S | 10s | 4 ENE off | 0.2m |
| 12 AM | 1.3m | 1.1m SSW | 10s | 5 ENE off | 0.2m |
| 1 AM | 1.3m | 1.1m SSW | 10s | 6 ENE cross | 0.4m |
| 2 AM | 1.3m | 1.1m SSW | 10s | 6 ENE cross | 0.6m |
| 3 AM | 1.3m | 1.2m S | 10s | 6 E cross | 0.8m |
| 4 AM | 1.3m | 1.2m S | 10s | 7 ENE cross | 0.9m |
| 5 AM | 1.3m | 1.2m S | 10s | 7 ENE cross | 1.0m |
| 6 AM | 1.3m | 1.2m SSW | 10s | 4 NE off | 1.0m |
| 7 AM | 1.3m | 1.1m SSW | 10s | 6 WNW cross | 0.9m |
| 8 AM | 1.3m | 1.2m SSW | 10s | 3 NNW off | 0.8m |
About Nias North Point
Nias North Point adalah reef break tingkat lanjut yang sangat dihormati, menawarkan dinding tebal dan kuat yang menjulang dan mengeluarkan kekuatan. Ini bukan gelombang untuk yang lemah hati — takeoff-nya curam, bagiannya cepat, dan reef-nya tidak memaafkan. Peselancar berpengalaman akan menemukan tantangan yang mendebarkan ketika gelombang solid dari arah barat daya datang.
Local knowledge
Reef ini sangat dangkal saat air surut — karang tajam dan hidup berada hanya beberapa inci di bawah permukaan dan jatuh di sini sangat menyakitkan, dengan luka dan iritasi dari reef hampir pasti terjadi pada jatuh yang buruk. Arus lateral yang kuat mengalir di sepanjang titik dan dapat menyapu peselancar dari reef dan ke saluran; mengetahui di mana rip keluar sangat penting. Lalu lintas kapal dari kapal penangkap ikan yang beroperasi dari desa terdekat adalah perhatian nyata di pagi hari, jadi tetap terlihat dan waspada.
Nias North Point paling baik diakses dengan ojek (taksi motor) atau skuter sewaan dari Sorake atau Teluk Dalam, mengikuti jalan pesisir ke utara menuju jalur desa terdekat — berjalan singkat melalui pohon kelapa membawa Anda ke titik pandang di tebing. Masuk melalui saluran berbatu di sisi dalam titik; waktu paddle-out Anda melalui saluran dengan hati-hati di antara set, karena batu-batu licin dan tidak rata. Keluar dengan cara yang sama melalui saluran — jangan mencoba masuk langsung melalui reef.
Bawa step-up yang sudah terbukti — papan rounded-pin atau shortboard thruster 6'4" hingga 6'8" adalah papan kerja di sini untuk gelombang solid 4–8 kaki, memberikan dorongan dan pegangan yang dibutuhkan melalui bagian-bagian yang cepat dan menanjak. Pada gelombang yang lebih besar dan lebih berat yang mencapai 8 kaki ke atas, gunakan gun 7'0"–7'4"; gelombangnya keras dan Anda akan membutuhkan kecepatan paddle untuk melakukan takeoff yang curam.
moderate — be polite, wait your turn.
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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).