Rockstar
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| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.5 m | 1.4m 11s SSW | 4 km/h cross | 0.5m |
| 9 AM | 1.4 m | 1.3m 11s SSW | 12 km/h off | 0.6m |
| 12 PM | 1.4 m | 1.3m 11s SSW | 4 km/h cross | 0.7m |
| 3 PM | 1.3 m | 1.3m 11s SSW | 1 km/h cross | 0.6m |
| 6 PM | 1.3 m | 1.3m 11s SSW | 5 km/h off | 0.4m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.5 m | 1.5m 12s SSW | 7 km/h off | 0.6m |
| 9 AM | 1.6 m | 1.6m 13s SSW | 8 km/h cross | 0.4m |
| 12 PM | 1.7 m | 1.7m 13s SSW | 6 km/h cross | 0.6m |
| 3 PM | 1.8 m | 1.8m 13s SSW | 7 km/h on | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 1.9 m | 1.9m 13s SSW | 5 km/h on | 0.4m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 2.0 m | 2.0m 12s SSW | 3 km/h off | 0.7m |
| 9 AM | 2.0 m | 2.0m 12s SSW | 9 km/h cross | 0.4m |
| 12 PM | 2.0 m | 2.0m 12s SSW | 8 km/h cross | 0.5m |
| 3 PM | 2.0 m | 1.9m 12s SSW | 6 km/h on | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 2.0 m | 1.9m 12s SSW | 8 km/h on | 0.5m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.8 m | 1.8m 11s SSW | 5 km/h off | 0.8m |
| 9 AM | 1.7 m | 1.7m 11s SSW | 4 km/h cross | 0.4m |
| 12 PM | 1.7 m | 1.6m 11s SSW | 4 km/h on | 0.4m |
| 3 PM | 1.6 m | 1.6m 11s SSW | 6 km/h on | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 1.6 m | 1.6m 11s SSW | 3 km/h on | 0.6m |
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| Time | Wave | Swell | Period | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 1.4m | 1.3m SSW | 11s | 12 NE off | 0.6m |
| 10 AM | 1.4m | 1.3m SSW | 11s | 10 ENE off | 0.6m |
| 11 AM | 1.4m | 1.3m SSW | 11s | 7 ENE cross | 0.7m |
| 12 PM | 1.4m | 1.3m SSW | 11s | 4 E cross | 0.7m |
| 1 PM | 1.3m | 1.3m SSW | 11s | 4 E cross | 0.7m |
| 2 PM | 1.3m | 1.3m SSW | 11s | 3 E cross | 0.7m |
| 3 PM | 1.3m | 1.3m SSW | 11s | 1 WSW cross | 0.6m |
| 4 PM | 1.3m | 1.3m SSW | 11s | 6 W cross | 0.5m |
| 5 PM | 1.3m | 1.3m SSW | 11s | 7 WNW cross | 0.4m |
| 6 PM | 1.3m | 1.3m SSW | 11s | 5 NNW off | 0.4m |
| 7 PM | 1.3m | 1.3m SSW | 12s | 2 NNE off | 0.3m |
| 8 PM | 1.3m | 1.3m SSW | 12s | 2 E cross | 0.3m |
| 9 PM | 1.3m | 1.3m SSW | 12s | 3 E cross | 0.4m |
| 10 PM | 1.4m | 1.3m SSW | 12s | 5 E cross | 0.5m |
| 11 PM | 1.4m | 1.3m SSW | 12s | 5 ENE off | 0.6m |
| 12 AM | 1.4m | 1.4m SSW | 12s | 7 NE off | 0.7m |
| 1 AM | 1.4m | 1.4m SSW | 12s | 7 NE off | 0.8m |
| 2 AM | 1.4m | 1.4m SSW | 12s | 7 NE off | 0.8m |
| 3 AM | 1.4m | 1.4m SSW | 12s | 7 NE off | 0.8m |
| 4 AM | 1.5m | 1.4m SSW | 12s | 7 NE off | 0.7m |
| 5 AM | 1.5m | 1.5m SSW | 12s | 7 NE off | 0.7m |
| 6 AM | 1.5m | 1.5m SSW | 12s | 7 NE off | 0.6m |
| 7 AM | 1.6m | 1.5m SSW | 12s | 9 NE off | 0.5m |
| 8 AM | 1.6m | 1.6m SSW | 13s | 8 ENE off | 0.4m |
About Rockstar
Rockstar adalah reef break berkinerja tinggi di Nias yang memberikan dinding curam dan cepat dengan pukulan serius, dirancang khusus untuk peselancar tingkat lanjut yang ingin meningkatkan aerial dan surfing kekuatan mereka. Gelombang ini cepat naik di atas terumbu, memberikan perjalanan singkat namun intens yang memberi imbalan pada posisi yang tepat dan surfing yang eksplosif. Ini paling baik bekerja pada swell yang solid dan bisa sangat berongga pada pasang yang tepat. Terumbu yang bersedia membuat kehati-hatian sangat penting, tetapi imbalan pada hari yang baik sangat berharga.
Local knowledge
Terumbu ini dangkal, tajam, dan tidak memaafkan — terjatuh pada momen yang salah bisa berarti goresan serius atau lebih buruk, terutama ketika gelombang berongga dan naik keras pada pasang yang tepat. Bintang laut menghuni rak terumbu, jadi sepatu terumbu sangat dianjurkan untuk masuk dan keluar. Arus bisa mengalir di sepanjang terumbu saat swell lebih besar, membuat mendayung kembali ke puncak menjadi kemungkinan jika kamu terjebak di dalam.
Rockstar dapat diakses dengan perjalanan perahu singkat dari Pantai Sorake atau kamp selancar utama di sepanjang jalur Teluk Lagundri — sebagian besar akomodasi akan mengatur transfer. Masuk dan keluar dibantu perahu, yang sangat disukai mengingat terumbu yang tajam; jangan mencoba mendayung keluar di atas terumbu saat swell solid. Koordinasikan dengan nakhoda untuk penjemputan, karena keluar di atas terumbu bisa berbahaya jika swell turun di tengah sesi.
Shortboard berkinerja tinggi dalam rentang 6'2"–6'6" adalah ideal untuk dinding curam dan punchy pada swell standar; naikkan ke 6'8"–7'0" step-up saat gelombang solid dan menggiling untuk menangani kecepatan dan kekuatan ekstra saat take-off. Tinggalkan fish di rumah — gelombang ini menuntut papan dengan pegangan dan dorongan, bukan mengapung.
moderate — be polite, wait your turn.
Where to go now
Rockstar vs. nearby, live| Spot | Surf | Swell | Wind | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockstar this spot | 1.4m | 1.3m 11s | 12 off | Good |
| The Machine Best now 4 km away | 1.4m | 1.3m 11s | 0 off | Good |
| 4 km away | 1.4m | 1.3m 11s | 0 off | Good |
| 4 km away | 1.4m | 1.3m 11s | 0 off | Good |
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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).