Reef
left
Level 6/10

Kandui Left

Playgrounds, Mentawais, Indonesia
⚠️Shallow🪸Sharp reef

Kandui Left holds the ominous title of "most dangerous wave in Indonesia"—a fast, hollow left-hander that breaks over a razor-sharp reef in the Playgrounds region of the Mentawais. The wave is unforgiving, pitching over extreme shallow reef and offering no safe exit on wipeouts. It must be surfed on fuller tides only, and even then, the consequences of mistakes are severe. For expert tube riders only, Kandui Left is simultaneously one of the most beautiful and terrifying waves on Earth.

3-Day Forecast
Tue
17
62
Fair
1.3m
@16s
5km/h
Wed
18
44
Poor
1.2m
@15s
6km/h
Thu
19
37
Poor
1.2m
@15s
8km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.3m
SW(216°)
Score: 5/25
Period
16s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
5km/h
S(179°)
Score: 23/25
Weather
28°C
0.2mm98%
Secondary Swell
0.9mS
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:47 am
High tide - 0.72m
10:30 am
Low tide - 0.22m
4:50 pm
High tide - 0.95m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

62
Fair
Components
Swell Direction9/25
Swell Size5/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind23/25
Raw Score62/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score62

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
WSW (247°)
Direction range
225° - 270°
Size range
1.5m - 4.5m
Ideal size
3.8m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (90°)
Offshore range
45° - 135°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
all

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: Boat/resort

Getting There

Airport
PDG
Drive time
0 min
Boat required
$250
Data quality
community

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