Panaitan

Panaitan ~ Island

Overview of the Panaitan island

 Panaitan island is located in west java and is part of Ujung kulon National park, a small island with no village just jungle, the island and other areas of the national park are also worth a visit for there wildlife and beauty as is the volcanoes' of the krakatau national park that jut out of the sunda strait.

The Waves

 Panaitan island is famous for its very hollow and very shallow lefts of one palm point, and generally speaking the waves in the area are for the better surfer, however it does have other more mellow waves (see below).

Due to Panaitan being one small island the area can be more hit and miss compared to places like Mentawai's and during the months when trade winds are strongest options can be limited, with winds favoring the lefts, however it must be noted if you do score waves here it's highly likely crowd numbers will be much lower than say Mentawai's.

Crowd wise

 As a rule crowds are generally low at Panaitan island as the only way to surf there is via boat, limited charters operate in the area, the island is also often visited by local western expats from Jakarta via private boat.

Panaitan island surf spots

One palm point: An amazing long very hollow peeling left over very very shallow reef, this wave is only for the very best surfers or those with a death wish, the waves break over such shallow reef that most surfers who do surf here wear helmets and wetsuits for protection and a session here rarely goes without some form of punishment from the reef.

Na palms- Still very hollow but more approachable left, a quality wave similar to many waves in the Mentawais, one of the more surfed waves on the island and suited to most surfers.

Pussy's- being further inside the bay needs a bit more swell a long mellow left suitable to all surfers from beginners up.

Inside rights- Also needing solid swells a fun right hand reef suited to most surfers.

illusions- Rights with a variety of sections from rippable walls to barrels over shallow reef that most surfers can have fun on.

Apocalypse- Right that is Very heavy, very fast, very hollow and very fickle only for advanced surfers, made famous by timmy turner and friends in second thoughts video.

Other waves

 there are also a number of other reefs both around the island and on the mainland, ranging from bombies to fun reefs to beachie's, some are swell magnets only surfable on the smallest days others need huge swells from the right direction, while others are more consistent but lack quality of the main spots.

Charter boats

Just dreaming- These guys have been doing this gig for a long time 18 years and have a very good reputation and know the area better than anyone, 50ft ketch motor yacht, min guest 4 max guest 8, from $250 pp pn, 9, 10, or 11 night charters www.justdreamingsurfsafaris.com

Ombak Liar surf adventure- offers variety of options to surf this area by boat or boat/land combos, min 5 guest, from $135 pp pn to $215 pp pn www.surfpanaitan.com

Eco surf panaitan island- offer various options to surf this area, min 4 max 5 guest, from $116 pp pn-$200 pp pn www.surfingpanaitan.com

#note well known charter boat Nomad now operates in Sumatra.

Surf camps/resort-years back there was talk and controversy of a surf camp here, however being a national park it never happened,(but almost did) however some of the operators above do provided basic accommodation on a nearby island and mainland, allowing fast and slow boat day trips from there (see above)

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