More than 70% of the waves in the Mentawais are accessible within an hour by speedboat from Aloita Resort. Right in our backyard only 10 minutes away are five well known consistent spots including Telescopes the world class lefthander which offers longer and straighter barrels than Maccaronies when it is firing.
Mellower waves are also close by including a fun learners wave right at the end of Aloita Beach. There are still a few secret spots we keep to ourselves though you might just find yourself surfing them when conditions are right! Our Western surfguide will ensure you are always in the right place at the right time.
Some of the waves in the Aloita zone
Telescopes- one of the jewels in the Mentawai crown and a definite fave of the Aloita crew. Telescopes left needs a decent sized West swell to start doing its thing. Though not as consistent as the other breaks in the area, a session at firing Teles will remain imprinted on your mind long after you've left the Mentawais. Teles get natural footers just as amped as goofys because it is so straight, clean and readable riding it backside. The take off gives you just enough time to draw a line and get under the curtain. The barrel is dead straight and when you are two board lengths deep in it and have lost hope of getting out it will eject you onto the face where you can do some speed hooks before reaching a second bonus barrel section at the end of the reef. Teles Even when Teles is breaking at just head high it is a super fun wave and also a great beginners wave as the reef is quite deep. And the best thing about Teles is that it is the closest wave to Aloita Resort- less than 10 minutes by speedboat.
Icelands- Icelands as with most of the other waves in the zone is a left and is possibly the most 'jekyll and hyde' like wave in the Ments. When everywhere in the chain is flat you can still pull up to Icelands and get a headhigh wave with a lazy but whackable wall. With a big west swell when everyone is getting excited about Telescopes the Ice turns into a monster with barrels big enough to drive the speedboat through. A 5 metre deep ledge out the back of the normal take off zone causes the swell to lift in a way that it doesn't do on smaller days. This is where you get on. A not too hectic drop preceeds a horshoe section where the wave bends on itself and throws out a big thick barrel section which spits nearly everytime. Aloita partner Chris 'Scuzza' who has been around the Ments for the last 8 years surfed massive Ice mid 05 by himself and reported it was the most scared he'd ever been on a deep water wave! But don't worry, 90% of the time Icelands is a mellow, easy wave situated about a mile away from Teles.
Scarecrows- Another small swell left that holds size and another of fave of the Aloita crew. Scarecrows or Frankos or Diablos as its sometimes referred to (!) has the ability to spread out a crowd with its several different take off spots. It is not a picture perfect indo reef break but shifts around depending on swell direction, size and currents. The wave stands up only slightly before takeoff providing a mellow drop and a long workable wall where you need to get a bit of speed up before heading down into the section of the reef we call 'The Curry Bowl'. The Curry Bowl on its day will deliver you into a barrel as good as anywhere else in the Ments or it will give you a beating that might find you taking 5 in the channel for a few minutes. The bonus of surfing at the Crow is that the gutters at the end of the reef contain some well stocked Golden Trevally holes. Throw out a lure after your surf and you might just catch dinner!
Jaraiks- On the rare occasions when the Ments goes dead flat this fun little left is our saving grace. It is nothing more than a bend in the reef and hard to spot until you pull up right in front of it. Surfable on all tides and East - South East winds, Jaraiks actually stops working the moment there is any swell!
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