Telo Island Rights surf

Telo Island Rights

Intermediate
Reef break · Moderate · Best: May–October · All tides
Working best in Nias now Afulu Epic · 1.1m @ 11s View →
Conditions right now
Good
Wave
1.0m
Swell
0.8m
10s · SSW
Period
10s
Wind
8 km/h
NE · gust 22
Offshore
Water
31°C
Air
28°C

Surf report

Tide rising · High 1:00 PM 0.7m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 1.1 m
0.9m 10s S
6 km/h off
0.5m
9 AM 1.0 m
0.8m 10s SSW
10 km/h off
0.5m
12 PM 1.0 m
0.8m 11s SSW
4 km/h off
0.7m
3 PM 1.0 m
0.8m 11s SSW
7 km/h off
0.6m
6 PM 1.0 m
0.9m 11s SSW
8 km/h off
0.4m
Best session today
6 AM–8 AM
Cross-shore 1.1m swell @ 12s

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 1:00 PM · 0.7m Low 7:00 PM · 0.3m High 2:00 AM · 0.9m Low 9:00 AM · 0.4m
H 1 PM L 7 PM H 2 AM L 9 AM H 2 PM L 8 PM H 3 AM L 9 AM 11 AM5 PM11 PM5 AM11 AM5 PM11 PM5 AM

7-day outlook

Best days
Wed, Jun 10
1.0–1.3m
Thu, Jun 11
1.0–1.4m
Fri, Jun 12 Best
1.3–1.4m
Sat, Jun 13
1.1–1.3m
Sun, Jun 14
1.0–1.1m
Mon, Jun 15
1.1–1.1m
Tue, Jun 16
0.9–1.0m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
11 AM 1.0m 0.8m SSW 10s 8 NE off 0.7m
12 PM 1.0m 0.8m SSW 11s 4 NE off 0.7m
1 PM 1.0m 0.8m SSW 11s 6 NNE off 0.7m
2 PM 1.0m 0.8m SSW 11s 7 NNE off 0.7m
3 PM 1.0m 0.8m SSW 11s 7 NNE off 0.6m
4 PM 1.0m 0.8m SSW 11s 5 NNE off 0.6m
5 PM 1.0m 0.8m SSW 11s 8 NNE off 0.5m
6 PM 1.0m 0.9m SSW 11s 8 NNE off 0.4m
7 PM 1.0m 0.9m SSW 11s 6 NE off 0.3m
8 PM 1.0m 0.9m SSW 11s 3 ENE off 0.3m
9 PM 1.0m 0.9m SSW 11s 2 E cross 0.4m
10 PM 1.0m 0.9m SSW 11s 2 E cross 0.5m
11 PM 1.0m 0.9m SSW 11s 3 E cross 0.6m
12 AM 1.0m 0.9m SSW 11s 4 E cross 0.8m
1 AM 1.0m 0.9m SSW 11s 4 ENE off 0.8m
2 AM 1.1m 0.9m SSW 11s 5 ENE off 0.9m
3 AM 1.1m 1.0m SSW 12s 7 ENE off 0.8m
4 AM 1.1m 1.0m SSW 12s 7 ENE off 0.8m
5 AM 1.1m 1.0m SSW 12s 6 E cross 0.7m
6 AM 1.1m 1.0m SSW 12s 6 E cross 0.6m
7 AM 1.2m 1.1m SSW 12s 8 E cross 0.5m
8 AM 1.2m 1.1m SSW 12s 9 ENE cross 0.4m
9 AM 1.2m 1.1m SSW 12s 9 ENE cross 0.4m
10 AM 1.2m 1.2m SSW 12s 8 E cross 0.5m

About Telo Island Rights

Telo Island Rights adalah reef break kanan yang punchy, terletak di dalam kepulauan Telo yang terpencil, menyajikan dinding yang bersih dan berbentuk baik yang memberi imbalan kepada peselancar yang dapat membaca reef. Ombak menawarkan kombinasi kecepatan dan bentuk yang memuaskan, menjadikannya favorit bagi peselancar menengah dalam perjalanan perahu melalui pulau-pulau. Lineup yang tidak ramai dan air yang jernih menambah daya tarik.

Local knowledge

Hazards

Reef ini dangkal dan tajam, terutama saat air surut — terjatuh di bagian dalam dapat membuat Anda langsung jatuh ke terumbu hidup, jadi sepatu boot reef sangat dianjurkan. Arus dapat berkembang di sepanjang tepi reef saat ombak besar, sehingga penting untuk mengidentifikasi saluran yang jelas sebelum mendayung keluar. Lalu lintas perahu dari kapal live-aboard dan perahu tender yang lewat adalah bahaya nyata di lineup, karena Telos hampir secara eksklusif diakses melalui perjalanan perahu.

Getting there

Kepulauan Telo terletak sekitar 150 km selatan Nias dan tidak memiliki akses jalan — Anda akan sampai di sini dengan live-aboard atau speedboat sewaan dari Lagundri/Teluk Dalam (Nias) atau langsung dari Padang (12–16 jam dengan perahu). Ombak dipakai langsung dari perahu melalui penurunan dinghy; tender Anda akan menempatkan Anda di saluran yang berdekatan dengan zona lepas landas dan menjemput Anda di titik yang sama setelah sesi Anda. Tidak ada warung atau fasilitas berbasis darat di break itu sendiri.

Board

Shortboard yang serbaguna dalam rentang 6'0"–6'4" cocok untuk dinding yang punchy dan cepat pada hari-hari ombak standar; bawa shortboard yang lebih besar sekitar 6'6"–6'8" jika ombak melebihi 6 kaki, karena ombak dapat pecah dengan cepat dan sedikit tambahan busa membantu dengan masuk lebih awal di reef. Fish atau hybrid bekerja dengan baik saat ombak kecil dan menyenangkan, yang umum terjadi antara ombak di daerah ini.

Localism

mellow — relaxed vibe.

Where to go now

Telo Island Rights vs. nearby, live
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Telo Island Rights Best now
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1.0m
0.8m 10s
8 off
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0.8m 10s
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GTs
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0.7m
0.4m 9s
9 off
Fair
6 km away
0.7m
0.4m 9s
9 off
Fair

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Surfing in Nias

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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).