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Way Jambu


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Indonesia, Sumatra Mainland

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Surf Spot Characteristics
  alternative nameSumatran Pipe
    Surf Quality
 wave qualityRegional Classic
 experiencepros or kamikaze only...
 surf frequencyvery consistent (150 day/year)
    Wave
typereef-coral
 directionleft
 bottomreef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
 power- hollow
- fast
- powerful
- ledgey
 normal lengthnormal (50 to 150m)
 good daylong (150 to 300 m)
    Tide, Swell and Wind
 swell direction- SouthWest
- South
 wind direction- North
- NorthEast
 swell sizestarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 4m+ / 12ft
 tide positionmid and high tide
 tide movementrising and falling tides
  Author: Anonymous
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Way Jambu Access
  Half an hour south of Krui by car. Between Biha and Maran village. Ask to local people.
  distancetake a car
  walkshort walk (5-15 mn)
  easy to find?OK
  public access?Don't know
  special accessDon't know
    More Details on Surfing
  week crowd empty
week-end crowd ok
  dangers- urchins
  webcam url
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 four heavy connecting sections. The bigger is the better.
  Overview
  Atmosphere try the lower peak first.
this wave is a jewel but we underline it again : dangerous and for expert only.
  General A poor mans Ulus dont bother with it..long paddles for a few turns and general Hoover Washing Machine
 
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DatumWGS84 [ Help ]
GPS Lat.5° 20.94466' S
GPS Long.104° 1.81366' E
PrecisionApproximate
 
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comment by daniel, 2009-11-05 16:19:03

big boys only!
Ya stayed karang october 2009 epic waves whole time, way jambu huggeee like 12 foot and barreeeling no one out! if you got da cojones this is the spot!

stay at paradise surf camp! http://www.paradisesurfcampsumatra.com/ super cheap great people!

comment by Anonymous, 2009-09-24 21:49:39

be carefull
almost drowned here be carefull, lot bigger & fickle than it looks...

comment by jpoberholzer , 2009-08-18 15:46:22

Heavy
Awesome but heavy wave, best around the slightly overhead size, surfed it several times this year, and 2 guy who surfed with me were pretty seroisly injured there. Impossible to judge from the beach, you need to paddle out to see whats really going on.

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