Nias / Lagundri Bay · Indonesia
Surfing Lagundri Bay-Nias
A right reef in Nias / Lagundri Bay, Indonesia, for advanced and pro surfers.
The Point at Lagundri Bay is a right-hand barrel on Nias that has been famous since the 1970s. The 2004-2005 earthquakes lifted the reef, and since then it breaks shallower, hollower and more often than before.
You paddle out through a keyhole in the reef, and the takeoff happens in almost the same spot every time. The barrel is thick and makeable, and then you paddle back round. It's best with 4-10ft of SW swell and SE-E winds. Below mid tide the reef takes over, so choose your sessions carefully.
The bay is lined with losmen and camps, some of them run by the same families for decades. The lineup gets busy and locals have priority. Bring a step-up. Getting to Nias takes time, with flights, a drive and often a wait for swell.
When to surf
Lagundri Bay-Nias
Lagundri Bay-Nias is at its best from May to September. Conditions it likes: Consistent SW swell, SE offshore wind.
April to May: Good
The season builds, lineups are empty and camps charge shoulder rates
June to August: Prime
Peak power at Lagundri and Krui: the classic window
September to October: Good
Clean swells continue, crowds drop off
November to March: Quiet
Rainier and smaller but rarely flat, and cheaper
The year across Sumatra-Nias
Waves near Lagundri Bay-Nias
Sorake Beach
8 kmNias / Lagundri Bay · Right Reef · Intermediate / Advanced
Bawa (North Nias)
51 kmNias / Lagundri Bay · Right Reef · Advanced / Pro
Asu
62 kmNias / Lagundri Bay · Left Reef · Advanced / Pro
Straight-line distances. By road it is usually further.
Getting there
Where to stay: The losmen row on Sorake point is the classic: rooms from $10 with The Point breaking in front of your balcony, negotiate long-stay rates. Resorts on the hill add pools and AC. ATMs are in Teluk Dalam (20 min) and can run dry; carry cash. Known places: Kabunohi Sorake is a small resort right on the point, and Keyhole Surf Camp is run by a local family about 100 metres from the wave.
Transport, costs, where to stay and the rest of the waves in the area are in the Nias / Lagundri Bay guide.
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