The surf in the Mentawai Islands is renowned for being perfect, radical, and sometimes challenging. However, many of these breaks are also very accessible for beginner and intermediate surfers. When the swells are smaller, our less skilled guests have the chance to explore, surf, improve, and test their abilities on various wave scenarios and setups.
Our beloved home break offers super fun waves almost every day. This mellow left-hander is ideal for beginner and intermediate surfers, featuring multiple sections with classic, fast, perfect peelers. The forgiving waves break across three different peaks or sections, making it a versatile spot for all skill levels. It's great for families and beginners, offering a safe and enjoyable environment for everyone.
When bigger swells hit, the wave transforms into a more advanced ride with good drops, fast peeling sections, and even some barrels, perfect for high-performance maneuvers and turns. It performs best at higher and mid tides when small, and handles all tides well when there's more size. The break works with almost all swell directions and prefers south or southeast winds, or no wind at all.
A favorite among our guests, this spot is great for longboarding and offers a welcoming, super fun experience for everyone!
Our beloved home break offers super fun waves almost every day. This mellow left-hander is ideal for beginner and intermediate surfers, featuring multiple sections with classic, fast, perfect peelers. The forgiving waves break across three different peaks or sections, making it a versatile spot for all skill levels. It's great for families and beginners, offering a safe and enjoyable environment for everyone.
When bigger swells hit, the wave transforms into a more advanced ride with good drops, fast peeling sections, and even some barrels, perfect for high-performance maneuvers and turns. It performs best at higher and mid tides when small, and handles all tides well when there's more size. The break works with almost all swell directions and prefers south or southeast winds, or no wind at all.
A favorite among our guests, this spot is great for longboarding and offers a welcoming, super fun experience for everyone!
The cherry on the pie. Tele’s is the gem everybody is seeking to score. When its on, it’s a fast and hollow left hander that bends almost 180 degrees into this hollow reef pass. The bigger the better and more perfect it gets. It works best on a moving low to high or on a dropping tide. West swells are always better but it also gets good with a southwest swell.
This wave has so many different moods and faces and it can be tricky at times. It can provide you with the thrill of a lifetime, if you manage to find that good rhythm with ocean and start scoring one perfect wave after the other. Long fast barrels are the norm here but its also a wave suited for high performance. Demanding and gnarly on the best and biggest days, it is also very forgiving and super fun on the medium and smaller days.
If we are lucky and cruise in the right vibe, we can find some classic smaller days with perfect racing lefts and very few people in the lineup. It’s all a matter of good sync and timing with this wave! Also a very good longboarding wave on those super small days.
We all love Telescopes!! Also great show to watch from the channel, while sipping on a coconut or a cold Bintang.
One of our hidden gems and very close to our resort. G4 is a fast peeling, beautiful, racing left hander that breaks over a very forgiving and nice reef. It will break at all sizes and it needs good straight southerlies winds and lower tides. The bigger the better. Usually over looked, this is a super fun wave and it’s a good spot to start training your skills, test that new board and practice those high speed hacks.
Reliable, beautiful, powerful, long, photogenic, blue, and incredibly fun left-hander. One of our favorite spots. Set on an awesome reef pass amidst a tiny, dreamy island, Scarecrows is a world-class wave. We surf here often because it's good most of the time. Everyone gets waves...a lot of waves. If you're patient and learn to read the spot, you'll get heaps of waves and might even get the ride of your trip! The wave works at all sizes and tides, but it's better on a dropping tide. On bigger days, the inside bowl section delivers outstanding barrels. At low tide, some parts get shallow, so be careful on wipeouts or closeouts. Smaller days are super fun and accessible, and intermediate surfers will find this wave exciting. When the surf is small, we might take beginners for a lesson on this beautiful reef. Snorkeling in the channel is a must.
This wave is a very complex right hander that behaves like a reefy shore break, it has many sections and different peaks that work on different swells, conditions and sizes. The reef here is forgiving and friendly. It’s a bit demanding on the bigger days, but it can also get you super good, super fun peeling rights on mid sized and smaller days. Getting caught inside here is not so much fun, so if you do it’s is a good spot to test your stamina and fine tune those duck diving skills. The more west the swell, the better. Glassy wind conditions or north and north easterlies are the best. It likes higher tides
The name of the spot says it all. This is a very fast, very shallow, racing right hander for advanced surfers only. Surfed only at mid to high tides this wave can be super fun and you will find good hollow barrels right from the take off. Clean and steep sections ideal for high performance surf. Likes north or northeast winds. If you can handle shallow water this is a fun radical spot. It gets big and hollow sometimes. Further down the reef there is another section called Ariks. Some claim that when it is working this one is the best right hander in the area but it is very fickle and hard to score. Long static barrels can be found here if we get lucky enough.
This wave is a power house and wave magnet in the area and it provides incredible and strong left peaks with powerful, peeling sections and barrels over a sharp but deep water reef. It’s is a short but intense ride and it works with almost any swell direction. It likes east, north east and south east winds and is better on a moving low to incoming tide.
It works at all sizes. At mid range size it is a very challenging but accessible wave, but when it’s big it is a really demanding and powerful spot suited only for advanced and fit surfers. When big, you should use the bigger stick on your quiver as it’s not the place you want to get caught inside by those rogue clean up sets. At smaller sizes, it’s a super fun, mellow, peaky wave, ideal for the intermediate surfer and a good place to practice your drops and turns.
You can find some nice right handers here on the smaller days. There is also a little inside slab section on the channel that can be perfect for surf lessons on higher tides.
This wave is a power house and wave magnet in the area and it provides incredible and strong left peaks with powerful, peeling sections and barrels over a sharp but deep water reef. It’s is a short but intense ride and it works with almost any swell direction. It likes east, north east and south east winds and is better on a moving low to incoming tide.
It works at all sizes. At mid range size it is a very challenging but accessible wave, but when it’s big it is a really demanding and powerful spot suited only for advanced and fit surfers. When big, you should use the bigger stick on your quiver as it’s not the place you want to get caught inside by those rogue clean up sets. At smaller sizes, it’s a super fun, mellow, peaky wave, ideal for the intermediate surfer and a good place to practice your drops and turns.
You can find some nice right handers here on the smaller days. There is also a little inside slab section on the channel that can be perfect for surf lessons on higher tides.
Without Seven palms we would be lost on those flat days. You can always count on the good old 7P’s when the surf is super small or flat. A very technical, fast, fun and ever changing left hander, this one it is truly a lifesaver when nowhere else seems to be working. Beautifully nested in this secluded cove this wave delivers super nice walls to carve clean lines and turns. It likes the southeast or east wind and higher tides. Some days, it barrels really nicely and it might surprise you on how good it can get. Some classic sessions can be found here so this is a spot that we never underestimate. On very small days, it can be a great intermediate level wave as well. Also good for longboarding or even surf lessons.
Very few surfers can successfully handle this wave. Big, hollow shallow and fast. Our regular guest, friend, Hellman, aussie world class surfer Anthony Walsh, claims this one is his favorite spot in the area. If you want perfect barrels and have the skills and the balls it is worth a try. There are a couple more waves around this area that we rarely surf because they can be very fickle and rare, but if we get lucky we might score them.
Another sweet and long left hander. A very scenic, tropical, cove bay hides this beauty of a wave. Long point break setup with really fast sections and peeling walls. Because of its length, this wave offers multiple sections to choose from and can be a thrilling super long wave on those clean south west swells, when the sections can connect into a super long ride. SE wind is a must here. It’s a classic intermediate level spot. On bigger days it can provide high speed and uncrowded freight trains.
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The advanced beginner or intermediate surfer should consider bringing an all round board with bigger size and lots of volume, especially if you are coming from a long period without surfing. This kind of board will allow you to get that extra paddling strength on the surf and will also help you catch more waves.
Bring also a shorter high performance board as well to start testing your skills once you start getting into the rhythm. Trust us: you will appreciate that extra volume and extra inches on the more demanding days, especially if you are not a consummated charger.
Aloita serves farm to table food created by international guest chefs
We source fish directly from local fishermen, guaranteeing Aloita's dishes feature the freshest catch. Our fruits, vegetables, and herbs, including basil and mint, are also locally sourced. This commitment to local suppliers enriches our dining with authentic Mentawai flavors.
All the meals we serve at our Resort are prepared by International guest chefs who visit us on a regular basis and leave their best signature dishes and recipes with us.
We happily accommodate guests with dietary restrictions such as vegetarian, vegan and gluten intolerance, as that’s also a part of who we are.
Public Fast ferry transfer
Opt for the hassle-free experience by booking our Fast ferry TRANSFER PACKAGE, allowing us to seamlessly manage every detail for you. This comprehensive package covers all transfers, beginning from your arrival at Padang airport to your hotel and, the following morning, to the harbor.
You'll enjoy a smooth journey with the Mentawai Fast ferry, inclusive of a generous 15 kg luggage allowance.
For surfers, we also accommodate one board bag (15 kg), taking the worry out of transporting your equipment.
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Surf Pass:
Exclusive Access to Surf Boats: Our surf boats are your ticket to the best waves of the day. With experienced surf guides at your service, you’ll be hitting the prime spots twice a day!
Guided Surf Sessions: Glide through the waves with confidence as our expert guides lead you to the most exhilarating surf spots, ensuring an unforgettable surfing adventure.
Special Offer: Pre-book your Surf Pass now at a discounted rate of just $79 per day! That’s a steal considering the regular price is $100 per day.
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Tikus, G4’s, Hookers, Iceland, Ombak Tidur, Telescopes, Scarecrows, and Seven Palms are spots often visited by our beginner and intermediate surfers. You might ride the best wave of your life at any of these sessions. Rest assured, you will be constantly monitored and assisted by our team of experienced surf guides and coaches. There is always a wave for you to surf here every day.