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LowPressure’s Stormrider Surf Guide says
Northern Mentawai Islands, Indonesia, EAST ASIA
In a very short period of time, this wild and remote chain of islands, lying about 90k’s (55mi) off the Sumatran mainland, have become the most sought after destination for surfers looking to ride “the best waves in the world”. This bold claim is rarely disputed, as those who score a solid SW swell will testify and few return from the Mentawais disappointed with the wave quality and quantity. The key to this rapid ascension to the pinnacle of world surfing lies in the sheer concentration of truly world-class breaks and an unmatched flexibility when it comes to handling different swell and wind combinations. Being a degree or three below the equator helps massively, as the light, flukey winds provide a variety of directions unseen in other parts of Indonesia and it often transpires that proper glassy conditions bookend the day. Furthermore, the geomorphology of this seismically active region seems to cause unusual swell refraction and diffraction, creating unexpected waves round the back of islands and islets where none should normally exist. These coral encrusted lava reefs fringe a still relatively untouched rainforest and many of the tribal inhabitants of the remoter regions still cling to a traditional subsistence lifestyle, maintaining little contact with the outside world. Progress is unavoidable though and whereas 15 years ago, yacht charters were the only way to go, now a half dozen land camps have been established at the banner waves and many more are planned. This has led to Silabu Village installing 2 buoys in Pasongan harbour next to Macaronis, requiring boats to book in a week before arrival and pay a $30 mooring fee plus the $1.50 per head surfer fee, which are used for community projects. This limits the numbers to around 36 maximum, shared evenly between the resort and charters and stops anchor damage in the bay. This precedent may expand across the region if resorts can obtain the various government licenses. Threats to revoke charter licenses for boats not registered in Indonesia have been rumoured and would drastically reduce surf fleet numbers if implemented.
The hulking mass of Siberut presents a primal vista, with the hardwood forest shrouded in mist and it exudes an air of power and mystery, emanating from the mountainous interior. This largest island in the Mentawai chain has only been lightly surfed by long-range charter crews grabbing an opportunistic wave on the way to the Nias area. That means spots on the backside are more often seen from the northern tip at Tanjung Sigep, down to the impossibly sheltered Teluk Tabekat and out to the headland at Sikabaluan, but most will pass by like ships in the night. A good deal of the SW-facing coast is straight line reefs, exposed and messed up by wind and swell, but a few obvious jinks in the coast could produce a left or two at Tanjungs Sakaladat, Sataerataera and Simasuket. Many captains will have a few spots sussed for certain conditions and there are some mellow breaks in the playgrounds area that get ridden like Taileleo, a fun mal slide facing south, Pearlers peak nestled behind Masokut and a righthander round the backside near the Muara harbour. It is important to recognise that while there are 40-60 named breaks, many more are out there, being surfed by experienced captains who know the deal.
Find more general info about when to go and statistics on the Low Pressure’s Stormrider Guide website.
Batu Islands, Indonesia, EAST ASIA
Often referred to as the Telos, the 51 Batu Islands have dodged the bulk of the Nias and Mentawai crowds for much the same reason as the Banyaks. There are fewer big name spots and the best set-ups often require stronger swells, usually from the rarer W direction. However, consistent, year-round, headhigh surf can always be found with plenty of fun, easier line-ups that cater to most tastes and abilities. A few surf camps have opened, but for independent travellers, this place is a mission without a boat to get around and it has a reputation for malaria and other diseases. There are flights from Medan and Padang to the small strip at Lasondre on Tanahmasa, plus ferries from Nias, but most of the waves are found on the smaller islands to the NW. Check around and in between the larger islands of Telo, Sipika and the more exposed reefs of Pulau Sigata. Like the Mentawais, refraction brings swell in at unusual angles so don’t discount either end of Pulau Pini during big pulses. Down south on Tanahbala, there are some less frequented breaks with longer travelling times between them especially if going all the way to Bojo. The camps all have their own names for the spots, so it depends on who you travel with, but there is no doubt this group holds some excellent waves and since the equator runs through here, winds are rarely a problem with plenty of glass and a spot for all wind/swell combos.
Find more general info about when to go and statistics on the Low Pressure’s Stormrider Guide website.
Condition Description provided by the operator
The quality and consistency of the waves in the Mentawais Islands is well known and even though there are several charter boats operating in the area there is still PLENTY of waves to be had. The peak surf period is from March to November and this part of Indo is super consistent during this time but there is also plenty of great, empty waves in the non-peak months of December, January and February.
The best thing to do if you want to check out the waves you will be surfing is to browse through our Photo Gallery which shows some of the waves scored by TENGIRRI guests since we started charters in 2005.
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Intro
TENGIRRI is a 14 metre (46 foot), live aboard, power catamaran designed and built in Australia in 2004 specifically for luxury surf charters to the Mentawai Islands and beyond. Tengirri started operating in Sumatra during April 2005 and since then has delivered surfers from all works of life to some of the waves of there lives in the Mentawai Islands and beyond. A surf trip on TENGIRRI also includes:
- Enjoy extended periods of perfect Indo surf onboard a luxury, air-conditioned boat.
- Top fishing and snorkelling!
- Fabulous food!
- Experienced skipper and crew will get you to the best, most uncrowded waves available under the given swell and weather conditions.
- To maximise surf time TENGIRRI aims to travel at night at a comfortable speed of 10 knots and have you on the waves on daylight. If the conditions change during the day we can travel at 15-17 knots to a better location.
- Surf anywhere you want in the Mentawais & Telos regions!
- Small groups (maximum of 8 onboard Tengirri)!
- Book the whole boat for you and your mates or just book one or a few spots – either is ok.
TENGIRRI is one of the strongest, safest, and fastest vessels operating surf charters in Indonesia today. From our base in Padang we will have you surfing the morning after you arrive in Padang. To maximise surf time we try to do most of our travelling at night…but if conditions do change during the day we are able to quickly relocate you to a different spot.
Our captain’s and guide’s experience in the area is second to none, and using this experience we can virtually guarantee you waves every day. Even when you aren’t surfing or fishing you will be relaxing in style and making the most of the boat’s luxurious facilities.
Come and join us for the ultimate in surf holidays!!
Details
Catamarans are well known for their spacious layout and stability at sea. TENGIRRI is certainly no exception to this. TENGIRRI boasts:
- 3 large outdoor deck areas (back-bottom deck, back-top deck, and front of the boat) fully covered from the sun, ideal platforms to chill out, take photos/video and/or take in the scenery.
- Spacious indoor saloon and seated dining area.
- Flat screen TV, I-Pod compatible stereo, media player, satellite phone and all the toys you need to have fun in the tropics.
- Comfortable sleeping arrangements for 8 guests plus crew in 6 separate cabins: 2 cabins with a double bed in each; 2 cabins with 2 single beds in each; and 2 cabins with 1 single bed in each. Everyone gets their own bed and if you only have 6 onboard everyone gets their own cabin!
- Safety and comfort of our guests is top priority, so TENGIRRI regularly maintains its mechanical equipment updates and has a comprehensive list of safety equipment.
Specifications
Welcome aboard the TENGIRRI, our 14 metre (46ft) live aboard, power catamaran designed and built in Australia in 2004 specifically for surf charters. TENGIRRI is powered by twin 430HP Cummins engines and cruises comfortably at 15-17 knots.
Official Specifications
- Registration: INDONESIAN FLAG
- Length OA: 14.1 Metres
- Length Hull: 13.0 Metres
- Beam: 5.00 Metres
- Depth: 1.58 Metres
- Draft: 0.66 Metres
- Fuel Capacity: 2 x 1750 Litres
- F/W Capacity: 2 x 420 Litres
- Lightship Weight: 13 Tonnes
- Construction: Aluminium Alloy
- Hull Type: Symmetrical Hard Chine
- Main Engines: Cummins C-430 8.3Litre 430Hp @ 2600 rpm
- Transmissions: ZF 302IV Ratio 2.184:1
- Propellers: MIKADO 4 Blade Skewed
- Max Speed: 18 Knots
- Cruise Speed: 17 Knots (day); 10 Knots (night)
- Genset: Perkins
- Watermaker: 120Litres p/hour
Electronic, Navigation & Communication Equipment
- GPS Chart Plotter: FURUNO Navnet GD1900C
- Radar: FURUNO Navnet GD1900C 36nm
- Heading Sensor: FURUNO PG-500
- Sounder: FURUNO ETR6/10N
- Autopilot: FURUNO NAVPilot 500
- Compass: Riviera
- VHF Radio: Icom IC-M402S
- ICOM 710 HF Radio
- AM/FM/VHF Receiver: GME GR-100
- THURAYA Satelitte Phone
- Steering: Hydrive Power Assisted
- Controls: Morse
- Anchor Winch: MUIR HR1200
Safety equipment
- Liferaft: 2 x ZODIAC (6 Pax each)
- EPIRB: GME MT400
- Lifebuoys: 2
- Lifejackets: 18
Entertainment and other Equipment
- Stereo amplified CD and Ipod compatible, external and internal speakers
- Colour TV and stereo DVD/video player + media player
- Extensive range of CDs , DVDs and 4TB of movies on external hardrives
- Chess, backgammon, cards, scrabble, dominos, and a variety of popular board games
- Large library with latest novels, educational reading and magazines
Insurance and Certification
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Was dich erwartet
Surf Charter Yacht der Luxusklasse in den Mentawai Inseln
Willkommen an Bord eines speziell für Surf Charter Trips entwickelten Powerkatamarans – der Tengirri. Die Tengirri ist eine Surf Charter Yacht der Luxusklasse. Genieße hervorragendes Essen und ein gediegenes Leben auf See in den fantastischen Mentawai Inseln. Die Tengirri eignet sich ideal für kleinere Gruppen mit bis zu 8 Personen. Dieses schnelle Boot kann problemlos den ganzen weiten Weg bis in die Telo Inseln zurücklegen und unterwegs die unerschlossenes Gebiet erkunden.
Die Crew wird die längeren Strecken über Nacht zurücklegen, damit du keine kostbare Surfzeit verlierst. Dank der maximalen Reisegeschwindigkeit von 17 Knoten, wirst du in dieser wellenreichen Region Indonesiens sehr viel Zeit im Wasser verbringen.
Entdecke die Telo Inseln und viele perfekte Wellen
In diesem Trip geht es vor allem darum Neuland zu betreten und den Alltag hinter sich zu lassen. Dir steht eine schier endlose Auswahl an Surf Breaks offen, und die erfahrene Crew wird dafür sorgen, dass du immer zur richtigen Zeit am richtigen Ort bist und die besten Wellen für deinen Surflevel zu sehen bekommst. Nirgendwo auf der Welt sind die Wellen so makellos perfekt und dazu auch noch konstant und verlässlich wie auf den Mentawais. Doch das ist nicht alles was dir auf diesem einzigartigen Trip offen steht. Fahre nach Norden und entdecke die Telo Inseln und die vielen perfekten Reef Breaks, die diese Inselkette zu bieten hat. Die Hauptsaison für Wellen dauert von März bis November, doch auch in der Nebensaison gibt es konstante wenn auch etwas kleinere Wellen. Dafür ist es zu dieser Zeit oftmals menschenleer.
Die Tengirri eignet sich perfekt für eine ganze Gruppe, die in See stechen und den Alltag hinter sich lassen möchte, aber auch für Gäste, die kein Problem damit haben das Boot mit anderen zu teilen.
4 Gründe sich für die Tengirri zu entscheiden:
- Reise nachts um tagsüber keine Zeit zum Surfen zu verlieren.
- Luxusunterbringung und fantastisches Essen!
- Reisegeschwindigkeit bis zu 17 Knoten.
- Erkunde sowohl die Mentawais als auch die Telo Inseln!
Fishing
TENGIRRI is specifically designed for surf charters. However, we are also very keen fishermen and this area has suberb fishing opportunities.
We have a large selection of fishing equipment and lures onboard but you can also bring your own gear.
Some of the fish we regularly encounter are Pelagics of many species (eg-mackerel, yellowfin, wahoo, dolphin fish, swordfish, giant trevally, sailfish etc.) as well as cod, coral trout, sweet lip, perch and red bass.
If you catch some fish they can be cooked up by our chef and served for dinner that night… you don’t get much fresher than that!!
This area has beatiful, clear, warm water so going for a swim or a snorkel is also a very relaxing way to fill in your time between surfs.
This is one of our most common questions so we decided to put all the information on one page. If you have any questions on specific dietary requirements please contact us.
- Fresh fruit such as bananas, watermelon, mandarins, apples or papaya is available for you to help yourself at all times on the TENGIRRI.
- On TENGIRRI tea, coffee, soft-drink (coke, sprite etc.), fruit juice and water is included in the TENGIRRI package price and is available for you to help yourself to at all times. 20 cartons of Bintang Beer is included in the package price. Spirits and other alcohol is available at local prices.
- For a quick light breakfast before an early surf cereal (cornflakes, oats etc) and toast (with jam, vegemite, honey etc.) are there for you to help yourself.
- Later in the morning the cook will prepare a “hot” breakfast (or “brunch” depending on how long you want to stay in the water for the early surf). This is usually something like pancakes, omelettes or jaffles and you eat as much as you want in order to have enough energy for the rest of the day.
- Lunch is also usually something that provides you with lots of energy but not filling you up so much you can’t surf in the afternoon. Typical lunches include fresh ham salad sandwiches, noodles, tacos, jaffles etc.
- Dinner is the main meal of the day. If any fish is caught during the day this is prepared and served for dinner.
- If you don’t catch any fish or don’t like seafood there is no need to worry as the crew sets out with enough food to prepare different dinners for each night of the charter so you don’t get sick of eating the same thing again and again.
- Typical dinners include spaghetti, BBQ chicken, curry beef, lasagna, burritos and stir fried veggies.
- Dinners are accompanied by vegetables, rice and fresh salad.
- Onboard TENGIRRI there is also a variety of snacks such as chips, chocolate bars and lollies for you to munch on throughout the charter – these are included in TENGIRRI package price.
- We realise when surfing all day that diet is very important. So we provide a variety of good, healthy food for you to eat. Some other charters serve nothing but rice and noodles for breakfast, lunch and dinner so if you are thinking of booking with someone else find out what you will be eating first.
- Meals are mostly “all-you-can-eat” and there are usually plenty of leftovers.
- There are no set meal times so when you eat depends on what the surf is doing. So don’t think if you stay out surfing from 10 am to 3pm that you will miss lunch!
WE TAKE CLEANLINESS AND HYGIENE VERY SERIOUSLY AND ENSURE THAT OUR KITCHEN AND UTENSILS ARE ALWAYS KEPT CLEAN.
- Met on arrival at Padang airport and then, depending on flight arrival time, either taken directly to the harbour to board TENGIRRI or to a transit hotel to relax until TENGIRRI is ready to depart. Note that costs incurred at the transit hotel are not included in package price. You must plan your flights to arrive at Padang airport no later then 1pm on the day of departure. Tengirri departure time from harbour is generally late afternoon and you will be in the surf during the morning on the day after you arrive in Padang.
- 12 nights spent in air-conditioned accommodation onboard TENGIRRI travelling and surfing some of the various islands in the Mentawais & Telos regions.
- After the 11th FULL day on TENGIRRI we will head back to Padang during the night, arriving in time to catch your flight home on the last day.
- All meals, snacks, water, soft drinks, coffee, tea and 20 cartons of Bintang per charter is included in the price (extra beer and other alcohol is available at local prices, please notify us before you arrive).
- Use of all equipment and facilities onboard TENGIRRI including dinghy to get you in and out of the line up or to shoot photos from, fishing and snorkelling equipment, DVD player with a huge selection of movies, CD player, magazines, books.
- We also have an onboard photo/video service. We have a high quality SLR digital camera, Canon EOS 40D with zoom lenses, to capture all those epic waves, trophy fish, smiles, and good times. Our guide and crew will shoot the photos then you can watch the slideshow that night. We also have a High Definition digital video camera on board. If you bring a USB flash drive we will give you a copy of your photos and a short, professionally edited movie of you surfing – the ultimate trip souvenir. The TENGIRRI video/photo service is FREE of charge and included in the price of the trip.
- We also contribute to and work with Surf Aid International (a non-profit organization working to improve the health of people living on the Sumatran islands). Promotional packages with info about what you can do to help are available upon request.
- Phone calls can be made from the boat at a cost of $US5/minute (incoming calls are free). Email is not available.
- This package also includes the expert knowledge of an experienced Australian skipper and an experienced Australian guide who have been living and surfing in this part of Indo for several years!
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Within the scope of its performance obligations, LUEX is only liable for any losses that may result in the following cases, irrespective of legal grounds: The statutory regulations shall apply with the following restriction: Liability or minor negligence on the part of LUEX or its vicarious agents is excluded, provided that neither an essential contractual obligation was breached nor is there a case of initial incapacity, impossibility or default on the part of LUEX. Otherwise liability is limited to the value of the travel-related products and services booked, in any case however to predictable and typical losses. The exclusions of liability or facilitation shall apply in the same manner to the executive bodies of LUEX, as well as to their vicarious agents.
Travellers and Group leaders shall be liable to LUEX for each and every reservation/booking that is made in bad faith or with deceitful intent or with erroneous or incomplete personal data. The opportunity to book travel-related goods and services may only be utilised in order to make legal bookings as a Traveller or as a Group leader for a third party. At the same time, in utilising the offerings the Group leader guarantees that they are authorised and are permitted to act in the name of fellow travellers. In the event that there is a breach of these guarantee, the Group leader is liable without limitation to LUEX and their respective Service providers for the losses resulting from the aforesaid person’s actions.
In many countries there are safety standards that differ from those generally found in Europe, Australia or the USA. Travelers/Group leaders are strongly encouraged, also in their own interest, to access information once again immediately before commencing travel in accessible sources, such as the internet pages of the Foreign Office, with respect to changes in the travel regulations and safety warnings for the country of destination.
11. Final provisions
Should business terms and conditions or parts of the agreement be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining parts of the agreements shall not be affected.
Amendments or additions to all agreements, including a divergence from these general terms and conditions, are only possible in text form (written, by fax or e-mail). Oral agreements require written confirmation to be valid.
All communication between LUEX and a Traveller/Group leader is to be undertaken by e-mail if possible. The Traveller/Group leader therefore promises to receive and read e-mails and implement the information/instructions from LUEX accordingly. LUEX must be informed immediately of changes in contact details.
All contractual relations between LUEX, its customers and Service providers are subject exclusively to German law - with the exception of the UN Contract for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) convention. Köln shall be the mutually agreed place of jurisdiction for non-German Travellers.
Operator's address
Dunia Surf Pty LtdNewcastle NSW 2291
Australia
69704828978 – ABN Number
Your persönlicher Experte für diese Reise

Nacho, unser argentinischer Surf-Experte bei LUEX, hat Swells in ganz Lateinamerika, Indonesien, Fidschi und den Malediven gejagt. Sein Business-Background hilft – aber sein Herz schlägt fürs Surfen. Wenn er nicht gerade Traumtrips für unsere Kunden plant, flitzt er voll Koffein durch’s Office. Seine Lieblingswellen? Ganz klar in den Mentawais – dort hat er seine Definition von Perfektion gefunden. Bei LUEX bringt er seine Erfahrung ein, um anderen zu helfen, epische Wellen zu scoren.




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