mentawais next week.

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mentawais next week.

Post by smallhouse » Sat Nov 13, 2010 6:17 am

Does anyone care to have a punt with a surf forecast? .
Surfing Mentawais nov 18 -28.
West Java ? nov 28 - dec 12.
Taking the pridmore quadfather and a npj sweetpea.
Thanks .

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Re: mentawais next week.

Post by Donweather » Sat Nov 13, 2010 9:00 pm

Just a very quick look and it looks like you might luck into a small but reasonably fun sized SSW groundswell on Thurs 18th, probably something in the inconsistent 3-4ft+ class at the super exposed breaks. This swell should wane slowly by Saturday 20th, back down into the inconsistent 2-3ft range, however by this stage, it looks as though a new, mid range 2-3ft S/SE swell (unusual swell direction for Mentawais) should keep the fun range going for the next few days after that (say until Monday 22nd) when yet another 3-4ft S/SW groundswell looks to arrive and continue into the middle of the following week (back down to the 2-3ft range by say Thurs 25th).

After this, nothing huge on the radar, but then again, you wouldn't be expecting anything huge up there this time of year anyway.

I wouldn't think you'd have too many crowds to worry about this time of year up there either.

Have a great trip.

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Re: mentawais next week.

Post by smallhouse » Sun Nov 14, 2010 11:25 am

Thanks Don.
Would have loved to go a little earlier in the season but with 8 of us to
coordinate it just didn't happen.
If we can get uncrowded clean 3 - 4' i will be stoked !.

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Re: mentawais next week.

Post by otway1949 » Thu Dec 02, 2010 11:39 pm

smallhouse wrote:Does anyone care to have a punt with a surf forecast? .
Surfing Mentawais nov 18 -28.
West Java ? nov 28 - dec 12.
Taking the pridmore quadfather and a npj sweetpea.
Thanks .
Burgerworld and some spots in the playgrounds area could still will put some up in those conditions if the winds are right west Java don't know could be fun and I hope you are only paying off season rates.
Jaffa, I'm opinionated, and I'm sometimes right. So?

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Re: mentawais next week.

Post by smallhouse » Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:55 am

Back in rainy onshore oz !.
Don, we got fun waves as you predicted ,coupled with super light winds. First 3 days we had burgerworld as much fun as i i have ever had in the water. Overhead sets , glassy, running the length of the point. . We were the only boat there. Moved to tiny ht's, then down to maccas for a few days where the swell steadily dropped from a very nice headhigh down to very average shoulderhigh and sideshore. Hit ht's again on the way back, only 2 guys out with some head and a half high sets . Pulled back on a few, but made enough to be happy. So fast and shallow! ( and backhand).
While most headed home. i headed north for more waves, but only scored one good day at a very nice reef with a left and a right either side of the channel. allday offshores at this mainland location.
Now waiting for some solid ne swell here to try out my newly improved late backhand takeoff.

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Re: mentawais next week.

Post by pridmore » Mon Dec 13, 2010 12:47 pm

sounds good, going at non peak times has to be the go these days I reckon... 8)

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Re: mentawais next week.

Post by Donweather » Mon Dec 13, 2010 1:45 pm

Good stuff smallhouse. Any pics?

You certainly didn't miss much back here whilst you were away that's for sure.

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Re: mentawais next week.

Post by smallhouse » Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:51 pm

I will have some pics soon from the guy who took a camera. Heard it was a bit average here, i was kind of hoping not to miss anything !

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