Uncrowded Waves

Indo Surf Perfection: Mahi Mahi Surf Resort

Go back to the days before Indonesia became the tourist hot spot it is today: Untouched beaches, friendly locals and waves to die for.

Go back to the days before Indonesia became the tourist hot spot it is today.

Telo, Hinako and the Banyak Islands with D’Bora Surf Charters

Our Top 5 New Surf Adventures For 2024

Perfect Wave is constantly searching the globe for the best surfing experiences. This is one of the most fun parts of our business.

Perfect Wave is constantly searching the globe for the best surfing experiences.

Why You Should go on a Surf Trip to Sri Lanka?

With the west and east coast catching different swells, Sri Lanka is also a year-round surf trip destination.

With the west and east coast catching different swells, Sri Lanka is also a year-round sur

Why You Should Go to Taiwan for your Next Surf Trip

Taiwan is awesome. It both astounds and confounds. The island is small but big enough to get lost on. There are waves on three coasts.

Taiwan is awesome. It both astounds and confounds. There are waves on all three coasts.

Maldives Surf Forecast – early May 2021

Those that are due to travel in the next couple of weeks in the first half of May 2021 have plenty to look forward to.

Those that are due to travel in the next couple of weeks have plenty to look forward to.

Where There’s A Will There’s A Way!

Have you ever dreamed of scoring empty Indonesian perfection? Perfect Wave have an opportunity that gets you there NOW!

Dreamed of scoring empty Indonesian perfection? Right now is the time!

The Opportunity of a Lifetime to Score Empty Maldivian Perfection at up to 50% OFF

Score The Most Perfect Wave Of Your Life In The Most Uncrowded Maldivian Line Ups In Decades

Score The Most Perfect Wave Of Your Life In The Most Uncrowded Maldives surf in decades.

Goofy Or Natural, Young Or Old, The Maldives Is a Surf Paradise For All

We all know that the Maldives is a tropical island paradise, one google search and we're bombarded with stunning photos. This is why!

We all know that the Maldives is a tropical island paradise, one google search and we're b

We Discuss Life & Lenswork With The Maldives Surf Photographer

Hupa Ibrahim is one of Maldives' renowned photographers, specialising in underwater, drone and lifestyle surf photography.

Hupa Ibrahim is one of Maldives' renowned photographers, specialising in underwater, drone

Where Could You Possibly Rather Be In A Pandemic?

Who would you rather be in a pandemic? Dr Smith, Gilligan or Perfect Wave’s Kandooma Surf Centre Manager Steve - marooned at Kandooma?

Who would you rather be in a pandemic? Dr Smith, Gilligan or Kandooma Surf Guide Steve

My First Wave Pool Experience At URBNSURF Melbourne

With a smile from ear to ear you want more and paddle back up the line up to do it all again. The crew have faces lit up like christmas tree

With a smile from ear to ear you want more and paddle back up the line up to do it all aga

What’s Doing at Kandui Villas Mentawai During Lockdown?

We planted every day from the start of February and now we are pretty much 100% self sustainable

We planted every day from the start of February and are pretty much 100% self sustainable

What Is Life Like At Kandooma Surf Resort During Covid-19 Lockdown?

Maldivian lineups are empty, eco-systems are breathing, and our entire team are frothing

Maldivian lineups are empty, eco-systems are breathing, and our entire team are frothing

Lockdown Tease From Where You’d Rather Be Part 1: Maldives

Our Maldivian surf guides have been enjoying glassy early season perfection in recent weeks, teasing us based at AU HQ

Our Maldivian surf guides have been enjoying glassy early season perfection in recent week

What to Expect From a Surf Trip to Niyama Surf Resort Maldives

Perfect Wave’s Marketing Manager Ben Horvath caught up with Nathan recently with a view to learning more about Niyama.

Learn more about Niyama thanks to Nathan's experience of the Resort.

Travellers Tales: Jarrod Simpson Shares His Surf Experience At Lohis

Hudhuranfushi, commonly known as Lohis, sits near the top of most surfers hit list.

Hudhuranfushi, commonly known as Lohis, sits near the top of most surfers hit list.

Lohis 2019 Surf Season Review

Hudhuranfushi is the most stunningly beautiful island, with ancient banyan trees, coconut groves and tropical gardens.

Hudhuranfushi is the most stunningly beautiful island, with ancient banyan trees, coconuts

We’ve Come So Far To Be Here Today! Serendipitous Secrets Of The Maldives

A Historical Interview With Tony Hussein Hinde (The Godfather Of The Maldives) recorded in August 1995.

A Historical Interview With Tony Hussein Hinde (The Godfather Of The Maldives) from 1995.

The History Behind Your Mentawai Surf Charter

The untold story is that of the local seafarers and their contribution to the creations of the modern Mentawai Surf Charters.

The untold story is that of the local seafarers and their contribution to Mentawai Surf.

The Pursuit Of Happiness: Searching for Stoke & Waves In Paradise

Surfing is just you and your surfboard riding waves in the ocean – with all of its constantly changing moods.

Surfing is just you and your surfboard riding waves in the ocean – with all of its moods.

Our Top 5 Favourite Experiences At Niyama Resort Maldives

March Photo Gallery At Niyama Resort Maldives

Top 5 Ultimate Luxury Surf Resorts

Surfers Needing Adventure With a Touch of The Exotic Choose Morocco

Imagine feasting on mouth-watering tagine dishes made with fish fresh straight from the Atlantic Ocean or lamb raised in the foothills of th

Imagine feasting on mouth-watering tagine dishes made with fish fresh straight from th

Look No Further Than A Kai Dua Mentawai Charter

Batu Karang Boasts Uninterrupted Panoramic Views of Bali & Beyond

Playgrounds Unbeatable Location Gets You From Surf Check To Waves In Seconds

Discerning Guests Searching For Perfect Waves Choose S-Resorts Bali

Club Med Bali is a Spacious Beachside Sanctuary Perfect For Families

Focus On Improving Your Surfing At Padang Padang Surf Camp

Eat, Sleep, Surf Repeat at Kima Canggu Surf Camp

Forever Searching For Pure Stoke

Sea Rex Is 130ft Of The Finest Surf Charter Boat To Grace The Maldives

Steve-O from Jackasss a.k.a #MaldivianBadass Scored a Trip on Perfect Hamathi

4 Essentials When Searching For Your Next Surf Charter

The Total Maldives Experience With Perfect Hamathi

Carpe Vita Is The Surf Charter Fit For Surfing Legends

Kai Satu’s The Best Value for Money Surf Charter in the Mentawai

Ratu Motu Travels the Indonesian Archipelago in the Lap of Luxury

Hunt Perfect Maldivian Waves in Total Comfort Aboard Cobia

Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost

Surfers are definitely one of the most nomadic of tribes. Whether we’re on recreational surfaris with friends, cruisey island hops with a p

Surfers are definitely one of the most nomadic of tribes.

Ryan Morris Blog Part 1: The boys arrive in Padang with a full day to explore

Ono Niha Offers Fantastic Value For Exploring Telos, Banyaks & Beyond

Kelly Says Surf Maldives Social Diary

UK’s Funniest Surfing YouTubers, Kelly Says Surf, Maldives Episode

Travellers Tales: The Best Indo Week Ever!

Cronulla supergrom Jay Brown waxes lyrical about his virgin Mentawai trip

What Happens When The Boys All Get Leave Passes To The Ments

Switchfoot is a Brand New Addition to the Sumatra Charter Fleet

Switchfoot - a recent addition to our Mentawai charter fleet. Offers the best combination of great design, comfort and years of experience.

Switchfoot - a recent addition to our Mentawai charter fleet. Offers the best combination

Darcy De Clouett & Jay Brown Score Uncrowded Mentawai Magic

Darcy De Clouett on his Memorable Oasis Mentawai Charter with Walshy and Jay Brown

Top 4 Videos From the Biggest Indian Ocean Swell in a Decade

East Coast Australia Lulls Whilst The Indian Ocean Spits A Decade Swell

A fresh pulse of Atlantic swell hits the iconic Cote Landaise

If you were to describe my ultimate surf experience it goes like this

A max swell of 19 second, 9 foot, SSW, just ripped through the Banyaks. 

Social Diary: Quincy Davis

Social Diary: Leila Hurst

A Pot of Gold at the End of a Rainbow in the Maldives

Anthony Walsh Investigating Angles, Contours and Cylinders in the Mentawai

Is this the longest wave ever surfed at Uluwatu?

Fresh Frontiers: Why Nicaragua should be your next surf-trip destination?

MV Naera Acoustic Jams With Bob McTavish & Murray Patterson

EOFY Surf Travel Auction Supporting Perfect Foundation

Life Is Too Short For Average Waves, Just Catch The Good Ones!

Perfect Wave X Coastalwatch Indo Surfboard Guide 2018

Barton Lynch Shares Experiences From His Surf Coaching Tour Of The Maldives

Bob McTavish Explores Empty Maldivian Waves Onboard MV Naera

Carve Surfing Magazine Is Giving Away a Maldives Surf Charter

Life-Defining Moments Perfect For Your Mum This Mother’s Day

The Top 5 Destinations For Everyone to Surf This Summer

Sean Holmes And His Crew Of South African Frothers Shred The Maldives

One Man Samoan Adventure Legend

Springtime Surf Experiences Around the Atlantic

Portugal, Morocco and the Canary Islands are fantastic options for a quick weekend or weeklong springtime surf getaway from the UK and the c

Portugal, Morocco and the Canary Islands are fantastic options for a quick weekend or week

The Drought Breaking Summer Swell, Mid January 2018 in Southern NSW

The Southern Atolls Of The Maldives Are The Ultimate Surfers Playground

PNG Surf Report January 2018 | No Words Needed

Andy Potts Late September Mentawai Islands Surf Report

A Luxury Surfing Experience In The Maldives With Club Med Kani

The Perfect Wave Visits Kelly Slaters Wave Pool

Surf, Spirit and Adventure in Morocco

From 14 to 21 November, ten very lucky people took part in the first Surf & Balance Retreat at the luxurious, relaxing beachfront Robinson C

From 14 to 21 November, ten very lucky people took part in the first Surf & Balance Retrea

PNG Surf Report January 2018 | Huey Continues His Kindness

Barrels Before Beer, Beatings Ahead of Meetings

PNG Surf Report December 2017 | Japan, The Skipper & Ungalik Surf Club

PNG Surf Report November 2017 | A Sensational Start to the Season

Surfers in Suits: An epic week surfing in West Sumbawa

How to surf away from the crowds this summer?

Surfing Vanimo: One of the most uncrowded, fun right handers in the world…

Surfing PNG – Perfection on the PNG Explorer

Travellers Tales: Surfing Taiwan in October

Kauai: A Surf Adventure in Jurassic Park

Where to go surfing this winter?

Tales from the PNG Explorer

3 Good Options for Quality, Uncrowded Surf

Do you want to get away from crowds? The hardcore and aspiring pro surfers all head in one direction - the North Shore of Oahu.

Where can I go between October and March to maximise the opportunity for perfect surf?

Mentawai Surf Photography Trip with Sprout Daily

Up for a summer of uncrowded waves?

A unique PNG Surf Adventure

Know your rights! Surfing in Bali – East Coast Delights

PNG Surf Season Update: Consistent Quality, No Crowds

Papua New Guinea Surf Photographer Chris Peel: How's the PNG Surfaris Season 2015/16 So Far?

The Many Faces of P-Pass: Let go …and eventually it will come back to you

The Many Faces of P-Pass: Endless Dream Extension

How to Escape the El Niño Flat Spell? Head North!

A Compelling Case for a Papua New Guinea Surf Trip

Summer Surf Destinations: When is the Best Time to Bail on Your Home Beach?

Successful Surf Management Plan in place!

Mentawai Early Season 2015 – are you ready to score uncrowded Mentawai?

Barrels or bogans for Christmas? Same scenes or different themes?

PNG surf season wrap-up: How was the season at Vanimo?

How is the surf at West Java & Panaitan Island?

Mentawai Surf Trip … what and how many surfboards should I take?

PNG Explorer midseason video mix

Incredible surf in PNG

Our friend and professional surf photographer Joel Coleman of Saltmotion Photography is currently on a trip on board PNG Explorer

Our friend and professional surf photographer Joel Coleman of Saltmotion Photography

PNG surf report – how’s the week been at Vanimo Surf Lodge?

Vanimo, Papua New Guinea Surf Update

The waves here have really turned on this week with our guests enjoying some of the best conditions this season.

Big swells and days with scarcely a breath of wind have combined to offer great surf.

Top 20 New Zealand surf lineups from 2013

Video: New Zealand Surf Trip

Papua New Guinea Surf Donation Project

How was the surf in New Zealand in the past few weeks?

Papua New Guinea surf trip – video report from PNG Explorer surf charter

How was the first month of PNG surf season?

Video: How to score uncrowded waves on your PNG surf trip?

Surfing Sri Lanka at the Talalla Surf Retreat

Interview: Where can you score uncrowded waves this summer?

P-pass waves on the way

Papua New Guinea surf report – Rubio Surf Retreat

Papua New Guinea surf report – Vanimo Surf Lodge

New Zealand Surfing Adventures – Spring 2013 Update

Matty Grainger scores the best waves he has had this year at Nihiwatu

Summer Surf Experiences – remote Papua New Guinea

Let us introduce you to surfing in Papua New Guinea, the perfect destination for those keen to surf uncrowded and newly discovered waves.

Enjoy the flexibility of being on a boat or a comfort of a remote surf retreat.

Summer Surf Experiences – uncrowded Caroline Islands

If you're after uninterupted surfing in the Caroline Islands, Perfect Wave has the ultimate retreats and packages for you.

If you're after uninterupted surfing in the Caroline Islands.

First New Zealand surf & snow adventure of the season

Fiji Surf Report: Volcom Pro madness and search for uncrowded secret spot

Maldives Surf Season Kicks Off

Bob McTavish at Telo Island Lodge

The Perfect Wave Exploratory Division invite YOU on an epic once-in-a-lifetime Surf Experience

Europeans get cooking in Mentawai’s

Welcoming New Surf Experiences to Perfect Wave family

At Perfect Wave, we're always adding new surf resorts, camps and tours to our website and you can check out all the latest additions right n

At Perfect Wave, we're always adding new surf resorts, camps and tours to our website and

Surf with Harley Ingleby in Telo Islands!

November surf video from Mentawai – Lucky Late Season!

Surf season has started in Papua New Guinea

Spring with New Zealand Surfing Adventures

FILM – Free For All – DC Shoes

The year of exploratory surf travel

Dark side of the lens

Ben Wilson Kitesurf Experience – Ben Wilson, Maldives

Experience Surfing in New Caledonia

New Zealand Surfing Adventures – Latest trip

NZ Surfing Adventures – latest trip

NZ Surfing Adventures latest 3-day trip

Postcard from the Banyaks

Video: PNG Explorer Trip 11 (2011/12 season)

Photo gallery: 14-day trip with New Zealand Surfing Adventures

February Surf Trip with Manly Surf School and Huey Surf Charter

2011/2012 season report from the PNG Explorer

March Surf report: Vanimo Surf Lodge, Papua New Guinea

Ombak Indah – Off-season surf report

Mentawai Early Season Perfection with Tengirri Surf Charters

Latest video – PNG Explorer delivers again!

Welcoming T-Land Resort, Rote, to The Perfect Wave Surf Experience family

The newest member of The Perfect Wave Surf Experience family is T-Land Resort, a brand-new surf resort built in Rote Island, east Indonesia.

The newest member of The Perfect Wave Surf Experience family is T-Land Resort

Photo gallery: New Zealand’s Tropical Coast with NZ Surfing Adventures

Video: PNG Explorer Trip 6 (2011/12 season)

Video update: Papua New Guinea surf trip on PNG Explorer

Daily updates from Papua New Guinea surf trip with saltmotion photography

Photo update – New Zealand Surf Adventures

TPW team recommends… TOP 10 surf experiences to do during Aussie summer (October-April)

Surfing season starts in Caroline Islands

Next in the surf photography trips series – Papua New Guinea on board PNG Explorer

Check out this great video of PNG Explorer – a surf charter in Papua New Guinea

Newsletter from Chicama Surf Resort, Peru

Coming up in The Perfect Wave professional surf photography trip series…

A unique fund-raising event at Six Senses Laamu, Maldives

Six Senses, a recognized innovator in environmental sustainability, hosts the Maldives’ first gathering of watersports icons.

Six Senses hosts the Maldives’ first gathering of watersports icons.

West Java surf trip report

Newsletter from Surf Solomons

Uncrowded waves in remote locations with The Perfect Wave – Part 2

Uncrowded waves in remote locations with Perfect Wave – Part 1

There still are places where none of your friends went before so you will be the first. Spots with breaks being discovered as you read this

Remote islands where you can surf, take awesome pictures, eat fresh local food.

Experience Surfing in Maldives