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Surf spot guide · Mentawai, Indonesia
Uncrowded left reef with thick walls and barrel sections.
Solawi is a left-hand reef break beside Pulau Solawi, also gazetted as Pulau Solaut. West swell with southeast wind produces thick walls and barrel sections. The bottom is live coral reef, making this an intermediate wave rather than a beginner beach break. The opposite-side right-hand reef is a separate wave and is not included in this profile. The wave can work across all tide stages.
Solawi’s live coral reef turns west swell into thick left-hand barrels
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The wave is very unpopular and is likely to be uncrowded.
Remote and uncrowded
Arrange boat transport to reach the island.
Look for west swell combined with southeast wind.
Treat all tide stages as workable rather than relying on a preferred tide.
Do not confuse the separate opposite-side right-hand reef with this left.
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Live coral reef creates a contact hazard across the breaking wave.
Mentawai
Uncrowded right-hand live-coral reef with stop-start walls and west swell exposure.

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The Hole is a remote, fast, hollow left-hand reef break in southern Mentawai offering barreling waves suited for experienced surfers.
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