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Resorts 90.1

#715 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 score90.1 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days63% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell85% period 11 s+
Typical size1.1 m 3.5 ft median
Water29°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Resorts

The best time to surf Resorts is July, August, September. The season runs Feb to Oct. In July the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.4 m. The nearest airport is PDG (155 km) and the nearest town is Padang (144 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan98%27%1.0 m29°Cboardies
Feb100%51%0.9 m29°Cboardies
Mar100%62%0.9 m30°Cboardies
Apr100%63%1.0 m30°Cboardies
May100%80%1.1 m30°Cboardies
Jun100%82%1.2 m30°Cboardies
Jul100%90%1.4 m30°Cboardies
Aug100%84%1.2 m30°Cboardies
Sep100%88%1.2 m29°Cboardies
Oct100%84%1.1 m29°Cboardies
Nov100%32%1.0 m29°Cboardies
Dec100%35%1.0 m29°Cboardies

Why 90.1

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%
2.4
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
3.3

The detail

Faces 340° with 69% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 75% of days. Mean peak period 13.5 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 66%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -1.985, 99.568 (OpenStreetMap).

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