WavePark Mentawai Surf Resort

In 1998, WavePark Mentawai Surf Resort opened for guests and has been running strong ever since. With a maximum capacity of 14 people (maximum 12 surfers), the WavePark Mentawai surf resort guests have the entire island for their exclusive use.

WavePark is located in northern Mentawai near the Playgrounds anchorage, and from there you can access 21 different surf breaks from beginner to intermediate and advanced. Their guides have combined 20 years of experience searching out waves in the area and getting to know the weather conditions. They have access to the greatest selection of waves for the most varying degrees of skill in the entire Mentawai Archipelago.

The resort is built in the local style with palm thatched roofing and hard wood floors. They are government licensed to operate as an exclusive resort in the Mentawai islands until 2023, one of only 3 resorts in the world with this distinction.

You are transported from Padang to the island (4 hours one way) by WavePark's own speedboat, KM Koraibi.

The bungalows are designed to accommodate a family of 4, two in a private bedroom, and 2 in a shared living room space.  Wherever possible, or upon special request, bungalows are used for only 2 guests at a time with priority going to returning guests. The bungalows have an indoor/outdoor bathroom, complete with a double marble vanity, a couple's shower with hot/cold water and a western style toilet.  The bungalows are a stone's throw from the waters’ edge, and each is complete with twin reclining chaise lounge chairs for sitting on the beach in comfort. Hideaways break is visible from your verandah and from most of the beds in the bungalows!

Linen, mosquito nets and bath towels are provided for all guests. You should take your own beach towel.

Facilities

Surf Breaks:

• Pit Stops - This is the right off the peak at E-Bay. A playful right that can offer some cover-ups off the take-off, but mostly a high performance wave with air sections at the end. Ends in a sandy channel.
• Burgerworld - This is a mushy pointbreak righthander. Can offer barrels at times, but usually long rippable walls with many cutback sections.
• Hideaways - A very hollow left that can be very shallow at low tides. The waves come out of deep water, then unload on a shallow section of reef before barreling towards the channel.
• Bank Vaults - A heavy righthander that barrels and spits. Usually larger than most spots in the area. Watch out for clean-up sets.
• E-Bay - This is a hollow left that barrels off the take-off with a short wall down the line. A great option when a lot of swell is hitting.
• Rifles - One of the best waves in the Mentawais. A very long righthander that wraps around the other side of the same island as No Kanduis. Rarely makeable from start to finish, but even just from section to section you can get rides up to 100 yards or longer. Nice and hollow once it’s a few feet overhead, but usually more sectiony at smaller sizes.

There are lots more waves out in the islands that work on different swells and tides.

Fishing:

They provide the rods, reels and line, but if you’re fussy with your equipment, taking your own is your best bet. Use of the speedboat for hand line fishing off the reef, or trawling for the big ones is included in the price.

Generally speaking, the best time to trawl the reefs is early in the evening.  If a speedboat is available, they leave at 17.30 with a cooler full of beers and sodas, and head out to the east coast of the island, where the fishing is best.

Trevali, dog-tooth tuna, wahoo, spanish mackerel, barracuda, coral trout, yellowfin tuna, mahi mahi, rainbow runner, sharks and sailfish are all caught within a 10 minute trawl of the island.

The crew is well-trained with the gaff hook, and the kitchen is prepared to get that fish in your gullet.  Sashimi, sushi, ceviche, barbequed, sauteed, steamed or fried. The chefs love to cook your fish the way you imagine it.

Inclusions

The all-inclusive price includes flight transport from mainland Sumatra (Padang) to Mentawai and return, guided surfing and fishing speedboat service, 3 meals a day, drinks, snacks and accommodation on the island.

Disclaimer - This surf trip is an independent surf operator and is not part of or in partnership with The Perfect Wave Travel Co. The Perfect Wave acts as an agent only. We sell various travel related products on behalf of numerous transport, accommodation and other service providers, such as airlines, land based accommodation and boat charter operators. The Perfect Waves' obligation is to make travel bookings on your behalf and to arrange relevant contracts between you and travel service providers. The Perfect Wave has no responsibility for these services nor do we make or give any warranty of representation regarding their standards. All bookings are made subject to the terms and conditions and limitations of liability imposed by these service providers.

We’d love to hear your feedback! Please to enter your testimonial of your holiday and your experience with The Perfect Wave.

Tony

Hi Jamie! Had a great trip. WavePark was absolutely fantastic. I feel that this is a better way to go rather than a boat trip, you can escape from each other if required. The food was second to none. One of the surf guides is a trained chef and had trained up some of the local women to cook perfectly. A mixture of western and local cuisine but mostly local. and a sumbal to die for (and again the next day). Plenty of waves to choose from to suit most levels, intermediate to extreme. It's been my best surf trip yet but unfortunately I will not be able to a pass like this for at least 2 years. Just one comment, the resort only really sleeps 12, which we had. Cheers Tony

Experience Begun: March 2012

Created on: Monday 16 April 2012

Wayne

Hi Jamie Just to let you know that we had a great time! The resort is... just that... A RESORT! I could not fault it the accommodation fantastic to come back from the surf and to have a hot shower was great. The beds were really comfy good matresses, mozzie nets that worked a treat. The food fantastic (I am a bugger with food as not a good eater) but every meal here was great - Shane is really good. Cristie and Alice great people, nothing a problem: want another boat to go the opposite direction to the other boat for some different waves, no worries grabbed a crew and away you go! We had some great days with 2 surfs a day; Big Bankvaults to small Pistols, Tickys, Bang Bangs and even Burger World. You don't need a thing as they have it all there- fishing, Snorkeling, towels, first aid... you name it they have it covered. Thanks for the trip and let them know we had a great time! Highly recommend this place.

Experience Begun: March 2012

Created on: Wednesday 11 April 2012

Simon

Christie & Alice, Am sitting in Jakarta waiting for my flight home looking at the photographs from the last 22 days … What an extraordinary trip & experience! You guys & your team were just fantastic, nothing was ever too hard & in many ways, felt like 1 big happy family in the way everyone interacted with each other. Whether we were at the bar, in the boat or out the back catching waves. As an old man (40 this month!) & this being my first Mentawai Island trip, I was inspired by so many of your ‘older’ guests who are still both charging & coming back year, after year, after year. Credit to you both … you have created a paradise … from the accommodation we stayed in to the culture of your people. Hope my running shoes that I left behind are put to great use & one of the local boys beats my island running record (1st lap 25:05, 2nd lap 23:35 = total 48:41 ). My love of surfing & travel has been re-ignited … Thanks for being the catalyst. Cheers Simon

Experience Begun: October 2010

Created on: Tuesday 23 November 2010

Tom

You couldn't ask for better surf guides than those at WavePark Mentawai. They'll take you where the waves are! They speak fluent Indonesian and English, their surfing abilities are incredible and they respect and ARE respected by the Mentawai people. As for the waves - I'll tell you this, I was thanking them 3 times a day through my whole trip (21 days) for giving me the best waves of my life! It is a sick experience and I am returning to have another WavePark Mentawai holiday in April of 2009! See Ya in Indo, Tom Brubaker

Experience Begun: April 2008

Created on: Tuesday 23 November 2010

Barbara

No photo, video or written article could possible prepare you for the entire WavePark experience. Being on a 27 foot single tree dug-out canoe, out in the middle of the Indian Ocean, feeling the undulating swells against the hull, and watching these pristine, glassy and EMPTY waves rolling onto shallow coral reefs, exploding into perfect barrels, sounding like both the crackling of lightening and the roar of thunder. This is something you need to personally experience to believe. As a southern Californian female surfer with my husband and two close friends, who have all been water people for many years, we were overwhelmed by the beauty and splendour of not only the waves, but the islands and their pristine waters and reefs. The Indonesian people are incredibly friendly and welcome Westerners. We often thought, how wonderful to live such a simple, uncomplicated life in a surfer's utopia. I can honestly say, this was the BEST experience of my life, and came back a changed person. Someone with new aspirations and goals, a new stoke on surfing and getting better, in many ways. I also returned with a lot of new friends who will remain very dear to me. I only hope the more people that visit and fall in love with WavePark, the more they will want to preserve it, as I do. A Fellow Wave Lover aka / She Urchin Barbara Elsner

Experience Begun: June 2009

Created on: Tuesday 23 November 2010

Michael

I have stayed at Wavepark, in August 2007 and March 2008. Both trips to Wavepark have been excellent value! There are heaps of waves in the playgrounds area which work on different winds and swell directions. There is just about always surf to be had somewhere. The winds often change during the day making it offshore at different spots. In my view Christie and his crew have the local conditions wired. There are usually 2 trips per day to wherever they think its on. Each trip is an adventure in itself, jumping in the indo style speedboat to surf new spots with a few of your mates. Plus there is the reef called Hideaways on the island which regularly produces classic lefts. We have found that with a little effort you can usually end up scoring some great indo surf to yourself. Food and accommodation on the island are pretty cool with plenty of places to rest and refuel between sessions. Once you get surfed out, you can dive, fish, watch movies, read books, go exploring, or whatever you like on the island. Each night you can have a few beers and view the surfing photos that Christie’s wife Alice has taken during the day. I highly recommend Wavepark to anyone who wants a quality Indonesian surf trip where you can enjoy some great waves and create unforgettable memories with a few mates. Michael McCall

Experience Begun: March 2008

Created on: Tuesday 23 November 2010