On May 5 and 6, Nias surfers found themselves in a dream. Two days of waves about as perfect as waves can get pulsed through on the back of a long period west swell. The wind was just a breath, and the crowd was relatively thin.
When Lagundri Bay gets really good, it’s tough to beat. The paddle out is manageable, the wave readable, consistent, and not the most technical. If you make the drop and can go straight, you’ll be able to get barreled there… which is why it is usually packed.
The Point at Lagundri Bay is the wave most people see in media, and that’s for good reason. “This is the Madonna of Lagundri Bay, breaking on the penultimate outer section of the inlet, where southwest swells hit perfectly head on and northwest-dominant winds come in steadily offshore,” The Surf Atlas explains. “All that adds up to create a barreling right that’s often touted as pure perfection.”
And on the days in the video above, it lived up to the hype.
