Simeulue Surf Spots

Versatile right reef that transitions from mellow shoulders to dredging barrels as the ledge gets shallower.

Long, hollow left over dead coral with multiple sections that can link up for 400m rides on the right swell.

Earthquake-altered horseshoe reef serving up fast, hollow rights and shifty lefts over dead coral at a remote rivermouth.

Hollow A-frame reef peak with quality lefts and fast rights over dead coral on Simeulue's quiet south coast.

Shifty right-hander peeling across a small bay over dead coral on Simeulue's south coast.

Shifting righthander on an outer dead coral reef off Simeulue's south coast, requiring a long paddle from the harbour.

Fast, shallow righthander over dead coral with critical takeoffs and barrel sections on Simeulue's south coast.

Long, fast right-hander peeling over dead coral reef with barrel sections on clean SW swells.

Slow, rolling left over dead coral that catches every swell direction on Simeulue's south coast.

Offshore bombora over dead coral reef that shifts from fun walls to heavy barrels depending on swell size.

Powerful, shape-shifting left on dead coral that ranges from mellow 300m walls to freight-train barrels on Simeulue's south coast.

Swell-dependent right reef over dead coral near Busung, needing a large W or SW swell to wrap past the island.

Fun, accessible righthander offering some of the easiest barrel rides in Indonesia over dead coral reef.

Swell-dependent left wrapping around a small island over dead coral, with sucky hollow sections on bigger days.

Fun, long left reef pass over live coral on a small island off Simeulue's southeast tip.

Rare right-hander in a sheltered channel that only wakes up when large S-SW swells overwhelm the rest of Simeulue.

Fickle but excellent reef peak on Simeulue needing solid SW swell to light up its hollow left and barrelling right.

Fast hollow right over dead coral that barrels through the passage toward Pulau Batu Belahir.

Versatile left reef with barrel sections out the back fading into mellow walls over a mixed reef and sand bottom.

Gentle rivermouth left over sand, sheltered by a headland, ideal for beginners on Simeulue's west coast.

Swell-magnet A-frame reef over dead coral that dishes out fun barrels on small days and morphs into a heavy slab at size.

Shallow, hollow right over dead coral behind Labuhan Bajau harbour, firing on rare SW swells at high tide.

Earthquake-born A-frame reef producing hollow lefts and rippable rights on Simeulue's north coast.

Remote A-frame reef on Simeulue's southern tip with rights that line up on solid SW swells.

Powerful dead coral reef peak on Simeulue that jacks from deep water into hollow, fast sections with a tricky keyhole entry.

Swell-sensitive right-hander over dead coral in a remote Simeulue bay, hollow with barrel sections on clean SW swells.

South-facing reef right on dead coral in front of Kita Resort, delivering hollow performance walls on any S swell.

Long right-hander peeling over dead coral, connecting up to 400m on rare days when a solid SW swell wraps into the bay.

Fast, hollow left over dead coral reef wrapping into a narrow channel on Simeulue's north coast.

Approachable left reef break on dead coral with barrel sections that picks up smaller swells on Simeulue's north coast.

Long, bending left reef with hollow inside barrels over dead coral at the tip of Simeulue's Alafan coast.

Heavy freight-train right barrelling over shallow live coral on the outer island of Pulau Tapah, accessible only by boat.