{"id":46036,"date":"2016-05-24T05:37:49","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T05:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/blog\/?p=6117"},"modified":"2016-05-24T05:37:49","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T05:37:49","slug":"quality-swell-indonesia-incoming-dont-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/magazine\/indonesia\/quality-swell-indonesia-incoming-dont-miss\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality Swell in Indonesia Incoming. Don\u2019t Miss it!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9 my-3\"><iframe class=\"embed-responsive-item lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h99XHzTg1I4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"> height=\"360\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div><br \/>\nSurfing is all about timing.<br \/>\nTiming your paddle out, timing your bottom turn, when to stall, or when to crack the lip, timing is crucial.<br \/>\nPerhaps the most important aspect of timing is being in the right place at the right time.<br \/>\nAll credible swell forecasts are calling a chunky south swell in Indonesia, \u201cThe best of the 2016 season to date\u201d is expected to hit the Indonesian archipelago this Sunday May 15. <a href=\"http:\/\/specials.theperfectwave.com.au\/indonesia-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">So jump online and do everything you can to be in the right place at the right time: Book an Indo boat charter or land resort with The Perfect Wave if you can!<\/a><br \/>\nSwellnet\u2019s Craig Brokensha said, <em>\u201cSunday should be a solid 5-6ft plus across much of the archipelago\u2019s exposed breaks from the SW by dark, with Monday peaking in the 10ft plus range across exposed breaks. Tuesday will see a slight drop into the 8-10ft range and then it will taper through Wednesday ahead of another solid SSW pulse peaking in the 6-8ft range on Friday May 20.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13941 lazyload\" alt=\"Untitled\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Untitled.png\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/320;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13941\" alt=\"Untitled\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Untitled.png\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n<em>Swell graph supplied courtesy of Swellnet.<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/specials.theperfectwave.com.au\/indonesia-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>It has been a memorable start to the 2016 season so far in Indonesia<\/strong><\/a>, much more consistent in the swell department and with way more favourable winds than last season.<br \/>\nLast week, The Perfect Wave\u2019s resident photographer at S Resort Aloita in the Mentawai, Grant Davis, said: <em>The surf guides at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/surf-trips\/indonesia\/mentawai\/aloita-resort-and-spa\">Aloita <\/a>\u2013 Terry and Flavio always convene all surf guests of an evening in the bar to discuss the best surf prospects and locations.<\/em><br \/>\nAs per the theme of today, it is all about being in the right place at the right time and The Perfect Wave\u2019s guides always do everything they can possible to ensure that\u2019s the case. It is not always about size: They take in all considerations and variables catering for all levels and requests &#8211; whether it be tube time, or cruisy turns that you are after.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/specials.theperfectwave.com.au\/indonesia-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>There\u2019s a wave for all tastes and levels in Indonesia.<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nOn May 4, the boys called Lances Right.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/specials.theperfectwave.com.au\/indonesia-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Enjoy the clip<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 I will let you decide whether they got the call right?<br \/>\nIf you can make a call or two now to get to Indo next week, I\u2019m sure you won\u2019t be disappointed \u2013 the stars seem to be aligning this season.<br \/>\nI know I have surfed every day since temporarily relocating my office to Bali, and wow! Next week is looking incredible.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/surf-holidays\/enquire\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6bdf4b8f79248a4ffb54ba6fc\/images\/7bc63dd8-32e0-42ef-a583-9674f86ccaf1.gif\" width=\"200\" height=\"66\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/66;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6bdf4b8f79248a4ffb54ba6fc\/images\/7bc63dd8-32e0-42ef-a583-9674f86ccaf1.gif\" width=\"200\" height=\"66\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/66;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6bdf4b8f79248a4ffb54ba6fc\/images\/7bc63dd8-32e0-42ef-a583-9674f86ccaf1.gif\" width=\"200\" height=\"66\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<table width=\"600px\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- S Resort Aloita - Mentawai --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"275px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6bdf4b8f79248a4ffb54ba6fc\/images\/43d88366-5926-4fcc-883a-2bf60d87545a.jpg\" width=\"264\" height=\"176\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 264px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 264\/176;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6bdf4b8f79248a4ffb54ba6fc\/images\/43d88366-5926-4fcc-883a-2bf60d87545a.jpg\" width=\"264\" height=\"176\" \/><\/noscript><\/td>\n<td width=\"50px\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300px\"><span style=\"color: #259ca7;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/surf-trips\/indonesia\/mentawai\/aloita-resort-and-spa\">S Resort Aloita &#8211; Mentawai<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff8c00;\">20% OFF Special<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>from US$1,220 per person<\/strong>7 nights in the surfers house (based on off-peak season) &#8211; incl. Padang transfers and meals<br \/>\nReach 70% of the Mentawai&#8217;s surf break with a resident surf guide Flavio.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- S Resort Bali--><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"275px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6bdf4b8f79248a4ffb54ba6fc\/images\/35a501cc-ef93-4b7a-8983-30adce2638fd.jpg\" width=\"264\" height=\"176\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 264px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 264\/176;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6bdf4b8f79248a4ffb54ba6fc\/images\/35a501cc-ef93-4b7a-8983-30adce2638fd.jpg\" width=\"264\" height=\"176\" \/><\/noscript><\/td>\n<td width=\"50px\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300px\"><span style=\"color: #259ca7;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/surf-trips\/bali\/uluwatu\/hidden-valley-resort-bali\">S Resort Bali<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff8c00;\">20% OFF Special<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>from US$462 pp per week<\/strong>Twin share in standard room, airport transfers, daily breakfast, one massage, surf guided sessions, surf coaching sessions, free shuttle to surf breaks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Anna (January 2016)<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>We had a fantastic time! The island was absolute paradise and we got plenty of fun waves. All the staff were lovely and oh the food! We certainly never went hungry haha. Everything went so smoothly, including all the collections from the airport, hotel etc, so thanks so much for your help! We&#8217;re pretty addicted to surf trips now!<\/em><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: separate ! important; border-radius: 3px; background-color: #2baadf; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 50%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 50%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px; mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust: 50%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 50%;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; text-decoration: none; color: #ffffff; word-wrap: break-word; -ms-text-size-adjust: 50%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 50%;\" title=\"Discover more Indo &amp; Ments deals HERE\" href=\"http:\/\/specials.theperfectwave.com.au\/indonesia-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Discover more Indo &amp; Ments deals HERE<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6bdf4b8f79248a4ffb54ba6fc\/images\/e7d12eba-27b3-4639-b4b3-2486dc1688e8.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/427;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6bdf4b8f79248a4ffb54ba6fc\/images\/e7d12eba-27b3-4639-b4b3-2486dc1688e8.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 650px;\">\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Right place\/right time. May 4 at Lances. \u2013 Photo Grant Davis.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p><figure style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6bdf4b8f79248a4ffb54ba6fc\/images\/a9eeeb98-0561-4520-bb68-5f4577dd1a42.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/427;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6bdf4b8f79248a4ffb54ba6fc\/images\/a9eeeb98-0561-4520-bb68-5f4577dd1a42.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perfect pocket. Could be you? \u2013 Photo Grant Davis.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6bdf4b8f79248a4ffb54ba6fc\/images\/aaaf658d-0ebc-444f-831c-1d5558c0296f.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/427;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6bdf4b8f79248a4ffb54ba6fc\/images\/aaaf658d-0ebc-444f-831c-1d5558c0296f.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" id=\"\" style=\"width: 610px;\">\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">It is all about timing. \u2013 May 4 Lances sesh. \u2013 Photo Grant Davis.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<figure style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6bdf4b8f79248a4ffb54ba6fc\/images\/203bec4b-4c2c-4f10-8ad9-cb60086541f6.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/427;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6bdf4b8f79248a4ffb54ba6fc\/images\/203bec4b-4c2c-4f10-8ad9-cb60086541f6.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Late April Telescopes perfection. &#8211; Photo Grant Davis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div>\n<strong>Michael (October 2015)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Great location, great waves, great people. Well looked after at Aoita, had a very relaxing surf trip.<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<strong>Gillian (October 2015)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Aloita Resort is a great escape to relax and do little or wear yourself out in the water from dawn to dusk. The highlight for me was surfing with the local boys at Tikus &#8211; I&#8217;ll never forget their laughter.<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<strong>Aidan (October 2015)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>TPW found the best possible destination for my last minute mid-life crisis surf adventure at a price that met my budget. They took the time to understand my needs and applied their wealth of expertise to get me the best package.<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<strong>Colin (September 2015)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>We had heard about the great waves in the Ments before going over of course, but we were lucky enough to coincide with some good swell and favourable winds! The surf guides at Aloita are top guys and they have the area dialled down! We had a great time there with them and we scored everyday, with some days bigger than others but even on the smaller days the waves were really clean and crisp! Big shout out to Flavio, Terry and Grant for a great time! Also to the Captain and 1st mate of the Aloita sea taxi for taking us out to the great waves! We had a great time there! Can&#8217;t wait until our next trip down to Mentawai!!<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<strong>Paulo (September 2015)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>TPW were friendly, enthusiastic and a pleasant to deal with when organising the whole trip. TPW surf guides at the Aloita were an absolute level above awesome. Terry and Flavio had our backs at all times, they had flexible, yet genuine recommendations for us daily in the face of sometimes unfavourable wind\/swell conditions. Aloita Resort in itself was a great place to hang out &#8211; the daily food spread was fantastic, and bar experience had a really cool, mellow vibe.<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/surf-holidays\/enquire\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6bdf4b8f79248a4ffb54ba6fc\/images\/7bc63dd8-32e0-42ef-a583-9674f86ccaf1.gif\" width=\"200\" height=\"66\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/66;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6bdf4b8f79248a4ffb54ba6fc\/images\/7bc63dd8-32e0-42ef-a583-9674f86ccaf1.gif\" width=\"200\" height=\"66\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/66;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6bdf4b8f79248a4ffb54ba6fc\/images\/7bc63dd8-32e0-42ef-a583-9674f86ccaf1.gif\" width=\"200\" height=\"66\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>height=&#8221;360&#8243; width=&#8221;640&#8243; allowfullscreen=&#8221;&#8221; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8243;> Surfing is all about timing. Timing your paddle out, timing your bottom turn, when to stall, or when to crack the lip, timing is crucial. Perhaps the most important aspect of timing is being in the right place at the right time. All credible swell forecasts are calling a chunky south<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/magazine\/indonesia\/quality-swell-indonesia-incoming-dont-miss\/\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":46059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[182,191,208],"tags":[276,248],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46036"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}