Krui surf breaks South Sumatra

The Krui area of South Sumatra is renowned for it's variety of surf breaks. Within an 80km stretch of coastline are over 20 surf spots all accessible by scooter and paddle out. Lefts, rights, reef and beach breaks Krui has a wave to suit almost every taste and mood.

The waves

There are ten main surf breaks between Way Jambu in the south and Jimmy's Right in the north. On their best days these breaks can produce World Class waves.

Nine lesser quality breaks including Amy's Left, Krui Bowl, Bali Village, Three Sisters, Temples, La'ai, Biha, Lintik and Volcano's can produce decent waves in the right conditions.

There are also dozens of small reef sections rediscovered by each group of new arrivals. Extremely fickle or seasonal they may not produce waves for weeks or months on end. Find them on the right day and you could enjoy some fun empty waves.

Quality and consistency

Scoring quality waves usually boils down to how much luck and time you have to wait. Pesisir Barat is dominated by fickle surf breaks that only produce A Class waves when the conditions are perfect. If your from the East Coast of Australia, New Zealand, Canada or Europe you will probbaly be stoked but if your coming from Java, Bali, South Western Australia, Chile or Hawaii you may not be very impressed.

Map showing location of the major breaks. View Map

List of Krui surf breaks