Playgrounds (North) · Indonesia
Surfing E-Bay
A left reef in Playgrounds (North), Indonesia, for advanced surfers.
E-Bay is a hollow left off the reef at Nyang Nyang island in the north Mentawais. It barrels from the peak, opens into a wall for turns and then barrels again on the inside, over reef with enough water.
It's one of the most consistent waves in the area. It works in N-NE winds that ruin the other spots, picks up smaller swells and goes from 3ft to 8ft. Charter crews count on it when nothing else is working.
It's the place where advanced surfers get Mentawai barrels without the speed of Kandui. Boats anchor in the channel close to the wave. Everyday shortboard, step-up when the swell is bigger.
When to surf
E-Bay
E-Bay is at its best from April to October. Conditions it likes: SW swell, N-NE 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
Waves near E-Bay
Pitstops
under 1 kmPlaygrounds (North) · Right Reef · Intermediate / Advanced
Nipussi
2 kmPlaygrounds (North) · Right Reef · Intermediate / Advanced
Beng Bengs
2 kmPlaygrounds (North) · Left Reef · Intermediate / Advanced
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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