For wave hunters, Simeulue island provides multiple and consistent waves all year long and still remains as one of surfing last frontiers.
Simeulue holds around 100 km long of reef and coral surroundings, so there are plenty of unique and consistent waves to be discovered. From Dylan’s Right perfect, mechanical right hander breaking on live coral reef to The Peak, which can handle 8 feet plus and features nice wall sections, hollow barrels and fun air sections at the end – there’s a wave for every surfer. Whilst many waves are better suited for intermediate to experienced surfers, beginners can also learn on smaller swells located within a short distance of our camp.
Simeulue Island rhymes with uncrowded and perfect reef breaks. You will find here many options, whether you like fast, heavy and sucky barrels or long, super fun and playful walls. This island provides consistent waves all year long as it is open to a huge swell window. In short, bring plenty of sunscreen and your best boards and come join us for a wave-hunt.
Dylans could have been named Fun, since the righthander is one the easiest barrels to ride in Indo. Needs a bit of SSW-SW swell to work well, when it transitions from tube to turn multiple times down the 100m+ line-up, but it will still break on smaller days. Aka Dlands or Rambo Rights, you paddle out through the keyhole in the sharp, raised reef.
The Peak was newly formed after the 2004 earthquake and is now considered one of the most consistent spots on the island. It picks up both small and larger swells onto a flat, sand-covered reef, churning out barrels on the left and tapered, hackable walls on the right. Handles most E winds, but is easily blown-out, sending the crowds from the surf camps directly in front of the wave, campering north or south to find some shelter.
It’s just a short boat trip from Busung Bay out to Pulau Tapah, where Tea Bags tempts tube hounds to a challenging right that
freight trains down a fringing reef when the swell is up. If swelldirection is perfect (220º-230º), this can be an insanely perfect looking barrel over shallow coral reef, but it is an extremely fast, unforgiving wave and most get burned fingers from squeezing the bag too hard! If swell direction is too S, Tea Bags becomes just too quick to make, but some experienced surfers are still willing to try. Those not willing to sacrifice flesh should visit the neighbouring island of Mincau that has stunning beaches, azure blue waters anda fun little wave down the side the island.
A short 5 min boat ride across a narrow channel on the SE tip of Simeulue arrives at Pulau Sialik and the fun lefthander of Thailand. A steep but manageable drop leads into a nice rolling wall for drawing big carves and cutbacks as the wave trundles down the long reef beside the channel. Apart from possibly back-dooring the peak, this is a fairly approachable wave for all craft and abilities, in crystal-clear waters, over a well-covered reef with patches of living coral. Thailand can handle some size and gets a lot more challenging sections at double-overhead, so ability should be matched to size. The boat ride should cost Rp150,000 per person.
This is one of the best all-round waves on the island where just about everyone can have fun. The deeper you sit, the more barrelled you get, as Alus becomes progressively shallower and dredgy. Improvers can sit out on the shoulder and get some easier waves close to the channel. It maxes-out beyond 6ft as the S-SW swell just pushes past and doesn’t hit the reef properly.
There are many peaks with many different take-off positions and names. Swell direction will decide where on the point is working and it can handle N around to SE winds. When big, it can break hundreds of metres out to sea on big pyramid bombies, linking up fast carving walls back to insanely long barrels of 15secs plus on the right day. Experienced surfers only when it is firing. Aka Alibaba Point.
