Playgrounds (North) · Indonesia
Surfing Beng Bengs
A left reef in Playgrounds (North), Indonesia, for intermediate and advanced surfers.
Beng Bengs is a left in the Playgrounds area with rampy, forgiving walls over reef that isn't too shallow. It's a wave for turns and airs rather than barrels.
After a morning at Kandui or Bank Vaults, many crews come here to relax. It works at 3-6ft with soft shoulders, and it's often working on smaller swells when the heavier waves are too small.
It's where intermediate and advanced surfers on a charter get to surf a proper Mentawai wave instead of watching from the boat. It handles NE winds as well. Take the shortboard you turn best on.
When to surf
Beng Bengs
Beng Bengs is at its best from April to October. Conditions it likes: SW swell, SE wind.
April to May: Good
Fewer boats and good swell
June to August: Prime
Peak season: maximum swell, maximum boats, book long ahead
September to October: Prime
Still good swell, fewer boats
November to March: Quiet
Small season: playful sizes, big discounts, empty lineups
The year across Mentawai Islands
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Straight-line distances. By road it is usually further.
Getting there
Where to stay: Everything here is a full-board package including speedboat transfers from the Padang ferry, there are no walk-in rooms. Land camps beat charter boats on price and give you the same waves. For June-August book 6-12 months out; shoulder season (March-May, Sept-Nov) has waves and space. Known places: Kandui Resort and the more upmarket Kandui Villas are both on Karangmajat island, in the middle of the Playgrounds waves.
Transport, costs, where to stay and the rest of the waves in the area are in the Playgrounds (North) guide.
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