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Surf spot guide · Telo Islands, Indonesia
Telo Islands reef-pass with a fun, slopey left and a fast, bowly right that fires on SW swells.
Bum Cracks - also known locally as The E.R. and Pirate Pass - is a reef-pass break in the Telo Islands chain where a deep-water channel cuts through dead coral, creating a natural anchorage between two distinct waves. The setup mirrors an atoll pass: boats anchor in the channel and surfers choose their side. The left peels along the reef for around 100m with slopey walls and forgiving crumbly sections, making it approachable for most intermediates and surprisingly tolerant of light onshore wind. The right is a different proposition entirely - a fast, bowly wedge that is more demanding and quality. Lower tides are better. This is the Telos go-to when the Indian Ocean goes quiet and the headline breaks fade; its swell-magnet position in the pass means it picks up size other spots miss. Access is by boat only - anchor in the channel and paddle to whichever peak suits.
An atoll-pass swell magnet pairing a forgiving left with a fast bowly wedge
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Draws surfers as the default small-swell option in the Telos. It can become busy.
Laid-back boat session
Telo Islands
Consistent reef break in the North Telo Islands with multiple moods, from slopey walls to hollow barrels on bigger swells.
Telo Islands
Fast, bowly performance righthander over dead coral in the North Telos, firing best around head-high.
Telo Islands
Fun, peppy right-hander peeling along a dead coral reef in the Telo Islands, best on S-SW swells.
+7 MORE →The left handles light onshore wind
Lower tides are better
HAZARDS · KNOW BEFORE YOU PADDLE
Reef is shallow at lower tides
Access is by boat. The deep-water channel between the left and right peaks provides a natural anchorage.
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