Bank Vaults
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| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.5 m | 1.0m 14s S | 3 km/h on | 0.4m |
| 9 AM | 1.6 m | 1.1m 14s S | 12 km/h cross | 0.1m |
| 12 PM | 1.6 m | 1.2m 14s SSW | 14 km/h cross | 0.3m |
| 3 PM | 1.7 m | 1.4m 14s SSW | 23 km/h on | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 1.8 m | 1.4m 14s SSW | 20 km/h on | 0.6m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.8 m | 1.5m 13s SSW | 16 km/h on | 0.6m |
| 9 AM | 1.8 m | 1.5m 13s SSW | 17 km/h cross | 0.1m |
| 12 PM | 1.7 m | 1.5m 13s S | 8 km/h on | 0.3m |
| 3 PM | 1.7 m | 1.5m 13s S | 13 km/h on | 0.8m |
| 6 PM | 1.7 m | 1.5m 12s S | 3 km/h on | 0.8m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.6 m | 1.6m 11s S | 6 km/h on | 0.6m |
| 9 AM | 1.6 m | 1.6m 10s S | 5 km/h on | 0.1m |
| 12 PM | 1.6 m | 1.5m 10s S | 3 km/h on | 0.1m |
| 3 PM | 1.5 m | 1.5m 10s S | 7 km/h on | 0.8m |
| 6 PM | 1.5 m | 1.5m 10s S | 11 km/h on | 0.9m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.3 m | 1.3m 10s S | 9 km/h cross | 0.7m |
| 9 AM | 1.3 m | 1.3m 10s S | 11 km/h cross | 0.2m |
| 12 PM | 1.3 m | 1.3m 9s S | 7 km/h cross | 0.0m |
| 3 PM | 1.3 m | 1.3m 9s S | 9 km/h on | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 1.3 m | 1.2m 10s S | 2 km/h on | 1.0m |
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| Time | Wave | Swell | Period | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 PM | 1.7m | 1.4m SSW | 14s | 23 S on | 0.7m |
| 4 PM | 1.7m | 1.4m SSW | 14s | 26 SSE on | 0.8m |
| 5 PM | 1.8m | 1.4m SSW | 14s | 25 SSE on | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 1.8m | 1.4m SSW | 14s | 20 S on | 0.6m |
| 7 PM | 1.8m | 1.5m SSW | 14s | 21 SE on | 0.4m |
| 8 PM | 1.8m | 1.5m SSW | 14s | 17 S on | 0.3m |
| 9 PM | 1.8m | 1.5m S | 14s | 19 SE on | 0.2m |
| 10 PM | 1.8m | 1.5m S | 14s | 19 SSE on | 0.1m |
| 11 PM | 1.8m | 1.5m S | 14s | 18 SE on | 0.2m |
| 12 AM | 1.8m | 1.5m SSW | 14s | 17 ESE cross | 0.3m |
| 1 AM | 1.8m | 1.5m SSW | 14s | 12 ESE cross | 0.4m |
| 2 AM | 1.8m | 1.5m SSW | 14s | 12 ESE cross | 0.6m |
| 3 AM | 1.8m | 1.5m SSW | 13s | 11 SE cross | 0.7m |
| 4 AM | 1.8m | 1.5m SSW | 13s | 18 SE cross | 0.7m |
| 5 AM | 1.8m | 1.5m SSW | 13s | 16 SE cross | 0.7m |
| 6 AM | 1.8m | 1.5m SSW | 13s | 16 SE on | 0.6m |
| 7 AM | 1.8m | 1.5m SSW | 13s | 17 SE cross | 0.4m |
| 8 AM | 1.8m | 1.5m SSW | 13s | 16 SE on | 0.2m |
| 9 AM | 1.8m | 1.5m SSW | 13s | 17 ESE cross | 0.1m |
| 10 AM | 1.8m | 1.5m SSW | 13s | 15 ESE cross | 0.1m |
| 11 AM | 1.7m | 1.5m SSW | 13s | 8 SE on | 0.1m |
| 12 PM | 1.7m | 1.5m S | 13s | 8 SE on | 0.3m |
| 1 PM | 1.7m | 1.5m S | 13s | 8 SSE on | 0.5m |
| 2 PM | 1.7m | 1.5m S | 13s | 9 S on | 0.7m |
About Bank Vaults
Bank Vaults adalah reef break yang berat dan mirip slab yang menghasilkan beberapa ombak paling tebal dan paling berongga di Mentawai. Ini hanya untuk peselancar berpengalaman — ombaknya bergerak dari dalam ke dangkal dengan kekuatan serius, menciptakan tabung yang kotak dan menggiling yang meninggalkan sedikit ruang untuk kesalahan. Ketika kondisi tepat, tabung di sini adalah kelas dunia dan sepenuhnya kosong. Hormati arus yang kuat dan reef yang sangat dangkal.
Local knowledge
Reef di Bank Vaults sangat dangkal — bisa dibilang titik lepas landas terdangkal di Mentawai — dan terumbu karang hidup dapat menyebabkan kerusakan serius bahkan pada kecelakaan kecil. Ombaknya slab keras dan cepat, yang berarti penahanan bisa sangat keras dan terseret di atas reef saat keluar adalah risiko nyata; sepatu boot dan helm sangat disarankan. Arus lateral yang persisten mengalir melalui lineup, membuatnya mudah tersapu ke bagian dalam atau menjauh dari saluran, jadi selalu perhatikan posisi Anda relatif terhadap perahu.
Bank Vaults hanya dapat diakses dengan perahu — Anda akan mengikat kapal charter atau perahu perjalanan sehari Anda di saluran di luar break dan mendayung dari perahu ke posisi. Tidak ada pantai, warung, atau titik akses berbasis darat; hampir semua orang yang berselancar di sini berada di liveaboard yang beroperasi dari Padang, Sumatra, atau tender resor dari kamp selancar Mentawai terdekat. Atur waktu mendayung Anda melalui saluran air dalam di bahu ombak untuk menghindari zona dampak.
Bawa shortboard performa yang terbukti atau step-up (6'2"–6'8") dengan ketebalan ekstra dan tail rounded pin atau squash untuk menangani kekuatan mentah slab dan memberi Anda kepercayaan diri saat berbelok ke dalam tabung. Pada swell yang lebih besar (6 ft+), tingkatkan ke step-up serius atau small gun — ini bukan ombak untuk berselancar dengan peralatan yang kurang; fish atau board bervolume tinggi akan sepenuhnya kalah kelas oleh slab.
moderate — be polite, wait your turn.
Where to go now
Bank Vaults vs. nearby, live| Spot | Surf | Swell | Wind | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Vaults this spot | 1.7m | 1.4m 14s | 23 on | Epic |
| Nipussi Best now 1 km away | 2.2m | 1.9m 15s | 13 on | Epic |
| 2 km away | 1.7m | 1.3m 14s | 12 on | Epic |
| 2 km away | 2.2m | 1.9m 15s | 13 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.