Lances left & HT's Surf Report, May 2018

by Kingfisher Resort

May 2018

Weather: Sunny skies the whole month with light and variable winds. It has actually been quite dry for the Mentawais the last couple of weeks without much rain and little in the forecast.

Swell: The Mentawai is back to her usual self. We have been getting back-to-back-to-back swells. Nothing huge, but plenty of fun sized conditions and a couple of bigger days too.

Off shore days: The mornings have produced east winds which are offshore on the lefts. The afternoons have generally switched from the west - meaning offshore winds on the right handers. 

Best sessions: There has been plenty, with Lances left and HT's lighting up with some real consistency. However the highlight session was at a semi-secret point during one afternoon session with perfect 3-4 feet reeling rights with just us out, while HTs had 25 guys on it. 

Crowd: We are definitely starting to see an increase in the charter boats. Crowds are increasing, however there has been plenty of windows to find waves all to ourselves. The guests have been super stoked!

Lances left from high above, May 2018


Shoulder hopping at HTs


Empty nugget in May




Out the front lighting up






Hollow Trees has pumped in May although there have been a few crowded line-ups from time to time


Not too shabby!

After thoughts: May has produced consistent surf, day in, day out, with almost guaranteed perfect daily waves, without a glitch. There have been a few more boats passing through but thats to be expected this time of year. Everyones still been getting plenty of amazing waves. Forecast looks great for the next week or so (forecast below):
 


If you're interested in surfing the waves of Lances Left, Lances right (HT's), Bintang’s and some of the local secret spots – check out Kingfisher Resort for further details.

Kingfisher Resort with Lances Left in the distance



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