The secret to scoring perfect uncrowded waves in the Mentawais is all about when and where you visit.

The key is to visit Southern Mentawai from November thru to March. From mid-April until September this is when surfers visit in higher numbers with more competition in the line up. Visiting in the shoulder and low season months provides the kind of conditions you would normally only dream of, while most other Southern hemisphere surfers prefer to stay home in their summer time.

During November thru to March long period South swells are common which are optimal for Macaronis, Greenbush, Rag’s Right, and other nearby classic breaks. During these months, the majority of charter boats normally do not operate while carrying out their annual maintenance. While in 2023 there have been more charter boats re-commence operating since Covid, we don’t expect the low season of 2023-2024 to be any different to past years.

In late November and early December 2023 we’ll be closing down for 3-4 weeks to complete our annual maintenance in readiness for a busy year in 2024, so we’re pretty sure anybody visiting us this December thru to March will be completely stoked with our newly updated facilities and being rewarded with empty line-ups, meaning more perfect waves for you!

Christmas and New Years 2023/2024 are already fully booked, but the big draw card right now is our annual Intermediate Surf Coaching Clinics being held January 12th – March 8th. As of mid August we still only have on average half a dozen surfers booked each week with a maximum of 16 surfers taking part. Our intermediate surf coaching clinics have been run annually since 2018 and come highly recommended, check our January and February guest reviews here

Enquire today to find out more!

You can also view some other trusted sources that will tell you more about visiting in the low season.

Magic Seaweed – How To Score Perfect Uncrowded Waves in the Mentawais

Indo Surf & Linggo – Least Crowded?

Another Informative Article: Low Season Surfing Mentawai

What to Expect When Visiting November thru March

  • Uncrowded line-ups

  • Consistent world-class waves

  • South Swells optimal for Macaronis, Greenbush and other nearby breaks

  • Up to 30% discount available for surfers

  • All-time barrels just with a group of your friends or family

 Southern Mentawai During Low Crowd Season

Best Weeks to Visit to Really Maximize your Surf Trip

  • December 15 – 22 – Reopening after Maintenance – We have just 9 surfers booked before being fully booked over Christmas and New Years! If you are itching to surf with just a few others, or potentially surf Macaronis completely to yourself, then this is the time to visit! 

  • December 22 to January 05 – Christmas Holidays – During these weeks there are usually no other resorts or charter boats operating in the area besides Macaronis Resort. There is no better time or place for empty line-ups with perfect waves. You will say just “one more” a lot of times during your trip as the empty perfection will be hard to paddle away from 🙂 Macaronis Resort also caters to non-surfers and kids providing daily fun and festive activities. This should be on everyone’s Christmas list, but you must book early, as Christmas and New Years was already fully booked by May 2023.

  • January 12 to March 08 – Intermediate Surf Coaching Clinics – Over 8 weeks we are hosting our 7th annual Intermediate Surf Coaching Clinics. The clinics will run for 8 weeks. The clip below shows how effective and transformational one week at the clinics can be! When you combine our coach’s unique and effective coaching style with the perfection of Macaronis, you get progression like our surfers have never seen before.

Contact us to learn more or to save up to 30% off and to score huge savings on our surf coaching clinics.