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Surf spot guide · Sumatra Islands, Indonesia
Mechanical right-hand reef wave with bowly barrels and a shallow inside section.
Gunturs, also known as Joysticks, is a right-hand coral-reef and point-style wave in Bay of Plenty. It offers a bowly takeoff tube, a mechanical wall with several turns, and an inside bowl that can barrel, with sections linking on favourable swell. Larger surf can shift the wave onto an outer-reef ledge with heavier barrels. Southwest swell works best, while north to northeast winds provide clean conditions; the wave can break through all tide stages and benefits from an incoming push. Small surf suits solid intermediates, while head-high and larger conditions demand advanced positioning, commitment, and tube-riding.
Gunturs’ Joysticks: a bowly coral point linking barrels through the inside bowl
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Around 5-20 surfers may be present when it is working. Camps and visiting charters can fill the lineup when swell runs.
Mechanical and hollow
Use a boat to reach the lineup from Pinang Island.
Stay clear of the shallow inside and end section on larger days.
If swept inside after a fall, allow the current to carry you toward the channel.
Target the April-October swell season for the most reliable surf.
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