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One Palm Point - Panaitan island


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Indonesia, West Java

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Surf Spot Characteristics
    Surf Quality
 wave qualityTotally Epic
 experienceexperienced surfers
 surf frequencyregular
    Wave
typereef-coral
 directionleft
 bottomreef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
 power- hollow
 normal lengthnormal (50 to 150m)
 good daynormal (50 to 150m)
    Tide, Swell and Wind
 swell direction- South
- SouthEast
 wind direction- NorthWest
 swell size
 tide positionlow and mid tide
 tide movement
  Author: Alexander Weening
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One Palm Point - Panaitan island Access
  You have to arrange a local fisherboat to get to Penaitan Island, a little island 3 hours by boat off the coast of West-Java
  distancesurf trip
  walkDon't know
  easy to find?hard to find
  public access?public access
  special accessby boat only
    More Details on Surfing
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week-end crowd empty
  dangers- rocks
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 This is a legendary left point break. This point break, marked by a single sentinel palm, is one of Indonesia's lefthand wonders. Waves here peel perfectly from outside to inside, barrelling the whole way over a shallow bottom that inspires paranoia but creates record-time tube rides. Indeed, this is not a place for timid or inexperienced waveriders. One Palm Point works best on a good-sized swell, a southeasterly and offshore wind, and at a more medium than low tide. It is ridiculously shallow here, so wear any protective gear you can find - which is excellent advice for any surfer heading for the epic waves of Java.

everything about the whole place is heavy. it's the most difficult wave i've ever surfed. half the takeoffs are late and the barrels are supertight as you pull in so you need to stay real high which isn't easy if you're airdropping half the time... you want a longer board to get in early, but then a shorter one to maneaver in the pocket. i settled for my 6'6 pintail, but i wish i had dave's 6'4. little bit wider than the standard 6'4 potatoe chip everyone rides so it paddles well and a nice little pintail to tighten it up in the barrel. but back to the wave... it's really just shallow everywhere and runs forever getting more and more shallow (if that's possible) the further you get. incredibly difficult backside wave
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  General Wordclass Wave. No single place on the island to sleep, so boattrip is the only option left... awesome!
 
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DatumWGS84 [ Help ]
GPS Lat.6° 39.32402' S
GPS Long.105° 10.35805' E
PrecisionApproximate
 
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comment by brad o'brien, 2009-09-08 08:30:38

Relax!
Mr. "Natural Preserve" needs to chill out. You think this is some kind of secret spot? Pul your head out of your ass; indo is old news!

comment by Anonymous, 2009-07-07 20:14:56

Natural preserve
This is "the island" featured in second thoughts.Yo Timmy, u got no business setting foot here let alone claiming it jackass. Panitian is a natural preserve protected by the indonesian gov't.Kapu! U think da staph infection in your brain was a coincidence? Brah, u go somewhere u don't belong then put it in a package then sell it to the masses.Ya Timmy u da man.

comment by Anonymous, 2009-05-06 17:40:31

Earthquakes and raised reefs
I heard from a friend of mine that went there in the 90's and then went last year that the wave isn't as long. Anybody know if all the earthquakes in Indo have affected the reef at one-palm like they have other spots

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