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Burger 91.7

#531 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇮🇩 Indonesia · Sumatera Barat · near Padang

Works almost every day, clean mornings are the norm, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score91.7 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days86% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell90% period 11 s+
Typical size1.5 m 5.1 ft median
Water30°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Burger

The best time to surf Burger is April, June, July. The season runs all year. In June the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.7 m. The nearest airport is PDG (172 km) and the nearest town is Padang (166 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%81%1.4 m29°Cboardies
Feb100%87%1.3 m29°Cboardies
Mar100%83%1.3 m30°Cboardies
Apr100%94%1.4 m30°Cboardies
May100%89%1.6 m30°Cboardies
Jun100%97%1.7 m30°Cboardies
Jul100%96%2.0 m30°Cboardies
Aug100%94%1.8 m30°Cboardies
Sep100%78%1.8 m29°Cboardies
Oct100%78%1.6 m29°Cboardies
Nov100%78%1.4 m29°Cboardies
Dec100%75%1.4 m29°Cboardies

Why 91.7

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
24.0
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
4.4
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
3.0

The detail

Faces 120° with 75% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 95% of days. Mean peak period 13.5 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 14%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -1.840, 99.151 (OpenStreetMap).

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