The Hole
ExpertSurf report
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.6 m | 1.4m 11s S | 9 km/h off | 0.4m |
| 9 AM | 1.6 m | 1.4m 10s S | 3 km/h off | 0.5m |
| 12 PM | 1.6 m | 1.4m 10s S | 10 km/h cross | 0.7m |
| 3 PM | 1.6 m | 1.4m 11s S | 6 km/h off | 0.6m |
| 6 PM | 1.6 m | 1.5m 11s S | 4 km/h off | 0.3m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.9 m | 1.8m 13s S | 2 km/h cross | 0.5m |
| 9 AM | 2.0 m | 2.0m 13s S | 8 km/h on | 0.4m |
| 12 PM | 2.1 m | 2.1m 13s S | 10 km/h on | 0.6m |
| 3 PM | 2.2 m | 2.1m 13s S | 10 km/h on | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 2.2 m | 2.2m 13s S | 7 km/h cross | 0.3m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 2.1 m | 2.1m 12s S | 6 km/h on | 0.6m |
| 9 AM | 2.1 m | 2.0m 12s S | 9 km/h on | 0.3m |
| 12 PM | 2.0 m | 2.0m 12s S | 11 km/h on | 0.5m |
| 3 PM | 2.0 m | 1.9m 12s S | 12 km/h on | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 2.0 m | 1.9m 12s S | 15 km/h on | 0.4m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.9 m | 1.6m 11s S | 11 km/h on | 0.8m |
| 9 AM | 1.8 m | 1.6m 11s S | 15 km/h on | 0.3m |
| 12 PM | 1.8 m | 1.5m 11s S | 13 km/h on | 0.3m |
| 3 PM | 1.7 m | 1.4m 10s S | 9 km/h on | 0.6m |
| 6 PM | 1.7 m | 1.3m 10s S | 6 km/h on | 0.5m |
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| Time | Wave | Swell | Period | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 AM | 1.6m | 1.4m S | 10s | 7 NNW off | 0.5m |
| 6 AM | 1.6m | 1.4m S | 11s | 9 N off | 0.4m |
| 7 AM | 1.6m | 1.4m S | 11s | 2 NNE off | 0.4m |
| 8 AM | 1.6m | 1.4m S | 10s | 7 N off | 0.4m |
| 9 AM | 1.6m | 1.4m S | 10s | 3 NNE off | 0.5m |
| 10 AM | 1.6m | 1.3m S | 10s | 5 NW off | 0.6m |
| 11 AM | 1.6m | 1.4m S | 10s | 7 WNW cross | 0.7m |
| 12 PM | 1.6m | 1.4m S | 10s | 10 WNW cross | 0.7m |
| 1 PM | 1.6m | 1.4m S | 10s | 9 WNW cross | 0.7m |
| 2 PM | 1.6m | 1.4m S | 11s | 4 NW off | 0.7m |
| 3 PM | 1.6m | 1.4m S | 11s | 6 NW off | 0.6m |
| 4 PM | 1.6m | 1.4m S | 11s | 4 NNW off | 0.5m |
| 5 PM | 1.6m | 1.4m S | 11s | 4 N off | 0.4m |
| 6 PM | 1.6m | 1.5m S | 11s | 4 NNE off | 0.3m |
| 7 PM | 1.6m | 1.5m S | 12s | 6 NE off | 0.3m |
| 8 PM | 1.6m | 1.5m S | 12s | 5 NE off | 0.3m |
| 9 PM | 1.7m | 1.5m S | 12s | 5 NNE off | 0.4m |
| 10 PM | 1.7m | 1.4m S | 12s | 4 NNE off | 0.5m |
| 11 PM | 1.7m | 1.5m S | 12s | 4 NNE off | 0.7m |
| 12 AM | 1.7m | 1.6m S | 12s | 4 NNE off | 0.8m |
| 1 AM | 1.8m | 1.7m S | 12s | 2 NE off | 0.9m |
| 2 AM | 1.8m | 1.7m S | 13s | 0 E cross | 0.9m |
| 3 AM | 1.8m | 1.7m S | 13s | 0 NNE off | 0.9m |
| 4 AM | 1.9m | 1.7m S | 13s | 1 ENE cross | 0.8m |
About The Hole
The Hole adalah slab yang sangat intens, hanya untuk ahli, yang meledak di atas salah satu terumbu yang lebih dangkal di Mentawai, menghasilkan barrel yang sangat tebal, pendek, dan ganas. Ini bukan ombak untuk yang berhati lemah — take-off hampir vertikal dan bibirnya jatuh dengan kekuatan yang luar biasa. Hanya peselancar dengan pengalaman ombak besar dan barrel yang serius yang harus mempertimbangkan untuk mendayung keluar. Bagi beberapa yang langka yang dapat mengatasinya, imbalannya adalah sensasi mentah yang tak terlupakan.
Local knowledge
Terumbu di sini sangat dangkal — bisa dibilang slab paling dangkal di Mentawai — dan jatuh pada ukuran berapa pun berarti hampir pasti bertemu dengan karang tajam yang hidup. Take-off yang hampir vertikal dan bibir yang meledak berarti hold-down sangat ganas dan membingungkan; hold-down dua ombak adalah kemungkinan nyata pada set yang lebih besar. Lalu lintas kapal di saluran konstan selama musim puncak, jadi selalu waspada terhadap posisi Anda relatif terhadap kapal yang berlabuh dan bergerak.
The Hole hanya dapat diakses dengan kapal — Anda memerlukan liveaboard atau charter harian dari Padang atau salah satu kamp pulau di sekitar North Pagai/Sipora. Kebanyakan kapal berlabuh di saluran air dalam di sisi pecahan; masuk dengan melompat dari kapal atau perahu karet ke saluran dan mendayung ke puncak, menjaga jarak dari zona dampak. Keluar kembali ke saluran sangat penting — jangan mencoba keluar melalui terumbu.
Bawa shortboard yang pendek, tebal, dan bervolume tinggi — sesuatu dalam rentang 6'2"–6'8" dengan ekor rounded pin atau swallow tail yang dapat menangani drop curam dan bertahan melalui barrel yang terkompresi dan ganas. Jangan naik apapun yang tidak Anda siapkan untuk patah; selalu siapkan papan cadangan di kapal.
moderate — be polite, wait your turn.
Where to go now
The Hole vs. nearby, live| Spot | Surf | Swell | Wind | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hole Best now this spot | 1.6m | 1.4m 10s | 7 off | Good |
| 5 km away | 1.4m | 1.2m 10s | 7 off | Good |
| 19 km away | 1.6m | 1.4m 10s | 10 off | Good |
| 19 km away | 1.6m | 1.4m 10s | 10 off | Good |
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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.