Banyak ~ Island
Overview of the Banyak's
The Banyak Islands are located in the Islands of North Sumatra about 50km from mainland Aceh Sumatra, and are also home to a couple of great waves such as Treasure island/Machine gun rights/Whistle bird and the Bay of plenty.
The Waves
Unlike the Mentawai's and Telo's the Banyaks isn't a huge area, so there is only a handful of waves, there is roughly a dozen surf spots but we are only going to mention the main one's and the most consistent spots. There is a fairly even distribution of lefts and rights, but it's really the rights that are the focus in particular Treasure island rights/Machine gun rights/whistle bird.
Crowd wise
Generally crowds are lower in the banyaks compared to the Mentawai's, although it can be hit and miss and waves such as Treasure Island rights can get crowded with charter boats due to its high quality.
Banyaks surf spots
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Treasure island rights/Machine gun rights/Whistle bird-
The Main wave in the Banyaks and the crown jewel so
to speak, this is the wave that most surfers to the
Banyaks aim at scoring, Treasures is a long
quality right point, with a number of tube
sections, offering multiple tubes on one wave, although
not of the same
quality and length that it once
was,(pre quake) it is still regarded as one of the
best right's in Indonesia.
# Since the earthquake of 2004 the reef rose a number of feet, reducing the quality and length of the wave.
Bay of plenty- A bay with a number of quality reef breaks including.
Gunters/Joysticks-A
world class right hand reef of medium length
offering everything from tubes to high performance
sections, when smaller suitable to all surfers, experts
only when bigger.
Dindo's/Toy town lefts- Located
inside the bay, another quality wave, that is often
said to be like a scaled down
version of macaronis, needs a solid swell to get any
size, but fun even when small.
Lolok pt/Clarets- Long
quality left breaks of the southern point of the
"bay of plenty" surfable from small
to big, offers a variety of sections including a
few barrels, holds solid swell.
Cobras- Powerful Left that picks up a lot of swell and can produce nice long barrels.
Babi/the pig- Another
swell magnet located on a small island far from
anywhere, often big powerful rights in the style
of a scaled down sunset.
Other waves- There
are also about half a dozen other waves of varying
quality, although they are rarely surfed
being more fickle, most requiring large swells
or being of a very heavy nature.
Banyak island surf camps/Resorts
There is currently only one land camp/resort in the banyak islands.
Banyak Island Lodge- Max 10 guest www.banyakislandlodge.com
Charter boats that focus on the Banyaks:
Currently 4 charter
boats operate exclusively in the Banyak islands,
although a number of charter boats that operate out
of Padang servicing the Mentawai's also offer
trips doing trips through the Telo's, Nias to the Banyaks
(known as north sumatra trips): Please see the Mentawai charter
boats page for more info.
Surf Banyak.com(Sjalina)-Modern
style motor yacht, based in Sibolga, North
Sumatra, focus on Banyaks, Max
guest 6 www.surfbanyak.com
SurfnSumatra.com(bohemian)-Catamaran, based in Sibolga North Sumatra, Focus is Banyaks and Asu/Nias, Max 6 guest www.sailbohemian.com
Banyak island surf charters-Modern
wooden Indonesian style boat, trip starts at
Simeulue island, Max guest 8 www.banyakislands.com
Indian ocean adventures(W/V Mahtab)- 85ft
wooden Indonesian style boat, based in Simeulue,
focus Banyaks and Simeulue, also
do dive charters, Max guest 8 www.surfbanyakislands.com
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