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Surf spot guide Β· Simeulue, Indonesia
Fickle but excellent reef peak on Simeulue needing solid SW swell to light up its hollow left and barrelling right.
A southeast-facing reef peak sitting in a protected corner of Simeulue, Guillotine splits into a left and a right over dead coral. The left runs toward a deep channel, offering a safer exit and performance walls with hollow sections. The right delivers a more intense barrel but terminates abruptly on shallow reef, demanding a well-timed pullout before the end section. The wave needs substantial SW swell to wrap around the island and reach the lineup, which keeps it dormant for long stretches. When it finally turns on, the takeoff is vertical with boils rising off the reef, and deceptively large cleanup sets roll through with little warning. Primarily accessed by boat from the harbour at Labuhan Bakti, though a creek paddle from the harbour provides a land-based alternative. The outgoing tide tends to produce the best shape. Crowd pressure stays moderate given the fickle nature of the swell window, but visiting boats can stack numbers quickly when conditions align. The remote location and inconsistent swell keep the lineup filtered to those willing to wait it out.
Dead coral splits into a left that breathes and a right that guillotines.
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Moderate crowd pressure. The fickle swell requirement keeps numbers down most of the time, but when it turns on, visiting charter boats can fill the lineup quickly.
Remote fickle power reef
Simeulue
Fast hollow right over dead coral that barrels through the passage toward Pulau Batu Belahir.
Simeulue
Shallow, hollow right over dead coral behind Labuhan Bajau harbour, firing on rare SW swells at high tide.
Simeulue
Rare right-hander in a sheltered channel that only wakes up when large S-SW swells overwhelm the rest of Simeulue.
+9 MORE βSit well outside the main peak, cleanup sets are significantly larger than the average wave
The left is the safer option, it feeds into the channel for an easy exit
On the right, commit to pulling out before the last section or risk ending up on the reef
Outgoing tide tends to clean up the shape
Boat access from Labuhan Bakti harbour is the standard approach, creek paddle is the backup
HAZARDS Β· KNOW BEFORE YOU PADDLE
Primarily a boat-access wave reached from the harbour at Labuhan Bakti. Can also be paddled to via the creek from the boat harbour. Free roadside parking available near the harbour.
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