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Nias / Lagundri Bay · Indonesia

Surfing Sorake Beach

A right reef in Nias / Lagundri Bay, Indonesia, for intermediate and advanced surfers.

Right Reef · Best Jun-Aug · Intermediate / Advanced · 3-8 ft

Nias / Lagundri Bay (no photo of Sorake Beach yet)

Sorake is the section further down the reef from The Point at Lagundri Bay. The rights here are longer and more open, with more water over the reef, so strong intermediates can surf the bay without taking on the main barrel.

On small and medium days it's a wall for turns and uses the same keyhole to get out. When the swell gets bigger it becomes a serious wave too, though it gives you more warning and more ways out than The Point.

Local kids learn here, and staying on the beachfront means you can watch it from a hammock and time your sessions with the tide. Everyday shortboard, with a step-up in reserve.

TypeRight Reef
LevelIntermediate / Advanced
Size3-8 ft
Best monthsJun-Aug
Crowd2/5
ConditionsSW swell, E offshore wind

When to surf
Sorake Beach

Sorake Beach is at its best from June to August. Conditions it likes: SW swell, E 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

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PrimeGoodQuiet

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.

Nias / Lagundri Bay surf guide

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