Turtles.

A left-hand reef break peeling over dead coral on the northern tip of Simeulue island near the village of Alafan. The wave offers a performance-oriented wall with barrel sections on lower tides, running 50-100m along the reef before tapering toward a white sand beach. On higher tides the wave fattens out with easy, crumbling roll-in sections, but as the tide drops it stands up and delivers steep, punchy takeoffs with occasional vertical drops. Works on S to SW swells starting from around 1m, and handles a wide wind window from NE through to S, making it a reliable option when southerly winds blow out the more exposed breaks on the island's southern half. Sits just down the beach from Alafan Rock, a distinctive boxy rock formation that serves as a landmark. The road in is rough and the beachfront compound is privately owned with no public facilities. Crowds are minimal given the long day-trip required from the main surf camps further south. When it's on, the lineup rarely holds more than a handful of surfers, most of them boat-trip guests passing through.

Performance wall that stands up steep as the tide falls over dead coral.