Ebay surf

Ebay

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Reef break · Uncrowded · Best: Abril a octubre · All tides
Working best in Mentawai now HT’s (Hollow Trees / Lance’s Right) Epic · 1.3m @ 11s View →
Conditions right now
Good
Wave
1.1m
Swell
1.1m
11s · S
Period
11s
Wind
9 km/h
NW · gust 22
Offshore
Water
31°C
Air
24°C

Surf report

Tide rising · High 1:00 PM 0.8m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 1.2 m
1.1m 11s S
7 km/h off
0.5m
9 AM 1.1 m
1.0m 11s S
6 km/h cross
0.5m
12 PM 1.1 m
1.0m 12s S
7 km/h off
0.8m
3 PM 1.1 m
1.0m 12s S
2 km/h off
0.6m
6 PM 1.1 m
1.1m 12s S
3 km/h off
0.3m
Best session today
5 PM–6 AM
Offshore 1.1m swell @ 12s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 1.0 2.0 8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 15 30 8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM

Tide

High 1:00 PM · 0.8m Low 7:00 PM · 0.3m High 2:00 AM · 0.9m Low 8:00 AM · 0.4m
H 1 PM L 7 PM H 2 AM L 8 AM H 2 PM L 8 PM H 3 AM 8 AM2 PM8 PM2 AM8 AM2 PM8 PM2 AM

7-day outlook

Best days
Wed, Jun 10
1.1–1.3m
Thu, Jun 11 Best
1.2–1.7m
Fri, Jun 12
1.5–1.7m
Sat, Jun 13
1.3–1.5m
Sun, Jun 14 Best
1.3–1.4m
Mon, Jun 15
1.2–1.4m
Tue, Jun 16
1.1–1.2m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
8 AM 1.1m 1.1m S 11s 9 NW off 0.5m
9 AM 1.1m 1.0m S 11s 6 WNW cross 0.5m
10 AM 1.1m 1.0m S 11s 4 WNW cross 0.6m
11 AM 1.1m 1.0m S 11s 4 NW off 0.7m
12 PM 1.1m 1.0m S 12s 7 N off 0.8m
1 PM 1.1m 1.0m S 12s 6 N off 0.8m
2 PM 1.1m 1.0m S 12s 4 N off 0.7m
3 PM 1.1m 1.0m S 12s 2 N off 0.6m
4 PM 1.1m 1.1m S 11s 1 N off 0.5m
5 PM 1.1m 1.1m S 11s 2 NNE off 0.4m
6 PM 1.1m 1.1m S 12s 3 ENE off 0.3m
7 PM 1.2m 1.1m S 12s 4 NE off 0.3m
8 PM 1.2m 1.1m S 12s 3 ENE off 0.3m
9 PM 1.2m 1.1m S 12s 4 ENE cross 0.4m
10 PM 1.2m 1.2m S 12s 4 E cross 0.5m
11 PM 1.2m 1.2m S 12s 3 E cross 0.6m
12 AM 1.2m 1.2m S 12s 4 E cross 0.8m
1 AM 1.3m 1.2m S 12s 2 NNE off 0.8m
2 AM 1.3m 1.3m S 12s 1 NE off 0.9m
3 AM 1.3m 1.3m S 12s 2 ESE cross 0.8m
4 AM 1.3m 1.3m S 12s 1 E cross 0.8m
5 AM 1.4m 1.3m S 12s 1 N off 0.6m
6 AM 1.4m 1.3m S 12s 1 NE off 0.5m
7 AM 1.4m 1.4m S 13s 2 SSE on 0.4m

About Ebay

E-Bay é uma esquerda oca, rápida e extremamente estética localizada na parte norte das Mentawai, dentro da área conhecida como Playgrounds. Esta onda quebra sobre um recife afiado e previsível, gerando tubos cristalinos e seções críticas, especialmente durante as primeiras horas do dia. É ideal para surfistas avançados em busca de tubos limpos e técnicos, mas também pode oferecer seções gerenciáveis para intermediários quando as condições estão mais suaves.

Local knowledge

Hazards

O recife em E-Bay é raso, afiado e muito implacável, especialmente na seção interna e em maré baixa, onde seca sobre coral vivo — ficar preso aqui significa uma chance real de rash de recife, cortes e batidas. A onda é rápida e oca, então as quedas tendem a te jogar para o fundo; ouriços do mar e a ocasional corrente correndo ao longo da borda do recife adicionam à mistura. Em um swell decente com barcos charter estacionados atrás, fica lotado de surfistas experientes, então fique atento ao tráfego e a entradas inesperadas na zona de decolagem.

Getting there

E-Bay é uma quebra acessível apenas de barco na área de Playgrounds dos Mentawais do norte, alcançada por barco charter ou lancha de um acampamento de surf ou liveaboard — não há acesso terrestre significativo. Ancore ou seja deixado no canal no ombro, depois reme até o pico; use o canal para voltar e sincronize sua saída em um intervalo de ondas, em vez de ser levado para o recife interno. O melhor é surfar em maré média a alta para manter água sobre o recife.

Board

Traga sua prancha padrão de alto desempenho para os dias de diversão de peito a cabeça, mas suba para uma pintail de 6'4"–6'8" ou step-up quando estiver acima da cabeça e bombando para fazer as decolagens íngremes e rápidas e manter uma linha limpa através do tubo. Uma prancha de tubo ligeiramente mais estreita que você confia sob a borda vale mais do que volume extra aqui.

Localism

moderate — be polite, wait your turn.

Where to go now

Ebay vs. nearby, live
Spot Surf Swell Wind Now
Ebay
this spot
1.1m
1.1m 11s
9 off
Good
1 km away
1.1m
1.1m 11s
8 off
Good
Pitstops Best now
1 km away
1.5m
1.4m 11s
8 off
Epic
2 km away
1.5m
1.4m 11s
15 off
Epic

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Surfing in Mentawai

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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.