North Sumatra, Indonesia
Hinako Islands
Advanced
Reef break
Reef bottom
Peels both
1–4 m
Mid tide
A cluster of islands off the West Sumatra coast with a remarkable density of quality waves: Asu's perfect right, Hamutala's left, Bawa's heavy righthander. Boat-based surfing through empty, palm-lined channels.
Hazards
ShallowRocksRipStrong CurrentRemote
Conditions
- Best swell
- SW, SSW, S
- Best wind
- E, SE
- Season
- Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
- Wave size
- 1–4 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 0.3570, 97.4020