Hinakos

Hinako ~ Island

Overview of the Hinako's

 The Hinako Islands are a small group of 8 small islands located off the coast of Nias island

The Waves

There is two waves of focus in the Hinko's (see descriptions below) both pick up a fair amount of swell and often get and hold some very solid waves, they are also offshore in opposite wind directions, sadly the Nias quake of 2004 also affected both of these waves in a negative way raising the reefs up to 4ft and although both waves still break and are still great waves, they do lack the quality that they once did.

Crowd wise

Crowd numbers really depend on the number of guest staying in the camps and how many boats are passing through, although it can get crowded if camps are full as there is really only two waves in the area that work in opposite winds.

Hinako islands surf spots

Asu- A long wrapping quality left hander, with a variety of walls and barrel sections, the wave once had a very hollow inside section called the nuke zone, however this section now is generally dry reef.(Vid is post quake, notice exposed reef at start)

Bawa- Made famous in the 90's when Tom curren rode a fish out there in very solid waves, playing with the waves like it was a quarter the size. bawa is a deep water right that picks up a lot of swell and holds some of the biggest waves in Indonesia, the "Sunset" of Indo, sadly like Asu the quality of the wave was affected by the Nias quake and the inside section dubbed the fish bowl is said to be no more.(vid is from before quake, sorry no decent vid of post quake on you tube)

Other waves- There is said to be 3 more rights and 2 lefts, of varying quality that a rarely surfed.

Hinako island surf camps/Resorts

There is currently 5 surf camps/losmens on Asu, here are the one's with web sites.

Vip Puri Asu- Classic wooden style Air con villas/houseMax 4 guest ($250 pp pn) www.vipasu.com

Asu Paradise surf resort- Spanish owned and run, Max guest 11($105-$178 pp pn+ additional cost $300 flight from medan return and 2 nights hotel medan) www.asuparadise.com

Asu camp- Located in front of the wave ($130-$240- pp pn includes return flight and transfers from medan plus hotel there + daily beers and soft drinks) www.asucamp.com

# If you have contact details for other camps on Asu without web sites send us an E-mail.

Charter boats that focus on the Hinako's:

Most charter boats that service the Banyak's may also go to the Hinako's and all the charters that do the (Nth Sumatra trips) Telo islands, nias, Banyak also pass through and surf the Hinako's.

Surf Banyak.com(Sjalina)-Modern style motor yacht, based in Sibolga, North Sumatra, focus on Banyaks, Max guest 6 ($208-$235 pp pn11 nights trips,10 surfing days) www.surfbanyak.com

SurfnSumatra.com(bohemian)-Catamaran, based in Sibolga North Sumatra, Focus is Banyaks and Asu/Nias, Max 6 guest ($253 to $299 pp pn 11 night trips) www.sailbohemian.com

Banyak island surf charters-Modern wooden Indonesian style boat, trip starts at Simelueu island, Max guest 8 ($192 pp pn to $250 pp pn 13 night trips, 12 full surfing days) www.banyakislands.com

Indian ocean adventures(W/V Mahtab)- wooden Indonesian style boat, based in Simeulue, focus Banyaks and Simeulue, also do dive charters, Max guest 8 ($235 pp pn 11 nights) www.surfbanyakislands.com

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