Nias / Lagundri Bay · Indonesia
Surfing Sorake Beach
A right reef in Nias / Lagundri Bay, Indonesia, for intermediate and advanced surfers.
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.
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
Waves near Sorake Beach
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Asu
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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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