Its been a great period of surf since the last report and to be honest things have not really stopped. We have a crew in from WA at the moment and the boys have been going hard on everything from the waves to the bar. All the shots below are from the last few surfs and as we transmit this report the boys are at GT's getting more of the same.

Surf - 3-5ft

Wind - Light and variable but lots of north in the arvos.

Atmosphere - Sunny.

Geez what a great week … yeah we know the surf report has not been updated on the reg (thanks Piney) but rest assured the waves have been firing. The guys in the last group surfed pretty hard and had more than one or two "Best evers". The forecast for the next 10 days is looking pretty exciting we will endevor to update a bit more regularly for this one but no promises the surf has been pretty good and each minute on the computer is a minute not surfing! Yewwwww!

Picture Perfect!!!

It was one of those amazingly clear Sumartan days, light winds, beautiful clouds and perfect 3 foot waves rolling across every reef in sight.

We stayed close to home today with Max's Left and Max's Right offering fun playful walls from sun up to sun down. It sure is awesome having these 2 waves breaking on the barrier reef of our island.

The forecast is looking good with another pulse of swell due in Thursday, with good tides and light winds predicted its shaping up to be cracker...

Leba, Birthdays and Pretty good Max's Right.

Yesterday started out pretty slow after a big night of bringing Chris into his 20's, drinks were flying, paddle boards were tackled and fun didn't get left behind.

Fun!

We woke up this morning to a light east wind so we headed straight down to GT’s to score some epic waves.

The swell is hanging around so stay posted.

Swell 4-5 Ft

Wind: East

Atmosphere: Sunny.

Epic.

Today was one of those days you dream about when you’re at home but at TIL they occur on a weekly basis’s

We woke up this morning and blasted straight of to Pinacles to score so amazing 5-6 Ft waves. Everybody is stoked! There nothing more we can ask for, great waves, great friends, amazing food, great weather and no one else around to top the Sumatran gold recipe off.

The swell is still coming up so stay updated for what is going to be a great weekend of waves.

Swell: 5-6 Ft.

Wind South East.

Atmosphere: Sunny!

Recap!

Well today was one of those days were it was raining so much we could barley see out the lagoon. So everyone decided after so much surfing it was a good idea to stay inside and get some much needed rest for the swell we are expecting tomorrow.

On the surf front there was some increase in swell as the afternoon went on. Things are looking good for tomorrow, stay posted.

A photo of GT’s earlier in the week with no one out !

Swell: 2-3 Ft.

Wind: North East.

Atmosphere: Heavy rain.

Schoolyards!

The swell has dropped but not to worry at all! It was straight to Schoolyards to enjoy some nice 5 ft plus waves. Our guests surfed for about 3 hours then came back to the lodge for some lunch. An afternoon session was thought about but then everyone came to the agreement to have a rest for the swell that is on its way.

Stay updated for what is looking very promising on the charts.

Swell: 4-6ft.

Wind: South East.

Atmosphere: Sunny!

Max’s Left!

We awoke this morning to the same conditions as yesterday so it was straight back around to Max’s Left to get some super fun 3-4 ft waves. After a quick 5-minute drive back to the lodge and some lunch it was off to the bubble for a late arvo session. The swell is on its way so stay posted.

Swell: 3-4Ft.

Wind: East.

Atmosphere: Sunny.

Pinnacles!

We got up this morning and blasted straight to Pinnacles to surf some nice overhead waves. Every body enjoyed some great waves and some amazing scenery to go with them.

The swell has eased a bit but is due to rise again towards the end of the week so stay updated.

Swell: 4-5 Ft.

Wind: South East.

Atmosphere: Sunny!

Max’s Left!

Wow what a fun day. Our guest’s woke up this morning to see out the front was still pumping but the wind had swung to the east and thought it was time to try going left after so manny rights. So it was a quick 5-minute boat ride to the back of our island to surf some super fun 4-5 Ft Max’s Left.

The swell seems to still be hanging around and tomorrow is looking very promising so stay posted.

Swell: 4-5 Ft.

Wind: East.

Atmosphere: Sunny :)

Pro Show

This morning we woke to strong ENE winds blowing down the channel and up the face of some nice looking Max's Right waves.

The forecasted swell was starting to show so we packed 80-Down and headed for Gt's to find some super clean 2-3ft tunnels rolling over the reef.

By lunch time the swell had kicked in and the wind had dropped which made it a real easy call to stay at the lodge and surf pumping waves out front until dark.

The surprise was five of the best surfers in the world coming to surf and film Max's Right for an up coming movie production. It was great to share some waves with these guys and watch how the best do it.

What a great way to finish day 2 of trip 6 with a beer in hand, sitting on the front deck, feeling surfed out and watching the pro's put a private show on for us.

This swell isn't over yet so stay tuned to this page for more action over the next few days from Telo Island Lodge....

See pic's below from the Gt's morning session and the sunset pro show out front at Max's Left.

Plane day!

Today was plane day, so good by to trip 5 and hello to trip 6.

We surfed Max’s Left this afternoon and enjoyed some real fun 3-4 ft surf. As I type this report the swell is on the build and tomorrow is looking pretty good so stay posted.

Swell: 3-4 Ft – Building!

Wind: North.

Atmosphere: Sun and rain.

Wide!

Over the last couple of days we have been testing some pretty amazing equipment in producing some ultra wide-angle photos.

We have taken them at surf breaks, airport and just general hanging around the lodge. Expect more to come.

On the surf front tomorrow is looking really inviting on the swell maps so stay update for what will be some great waves.

Swell: 2 Ft.

Wind: East.

Atmosphere: Rain.

The E.R.

Not to much happing on the swell front today in the Telo Islands but not a problem at all for our guest.

We headed out to the E.R for some real fun 2 footers. All tho the swell was not to that epic Sumatran swells were used to everyone had a ball. The boys surfed for 3 hours then came back for a quick lunch before going back out for the arvo session.

There is still a nice looking swell towards the end of the week on its way so stay updated.

Swell: 1-2 Ft.

Wind: East.

Atmosphere: Sunny with rain.

Fishing!

The boys were still feeling a little bit over surfed and the waves were not up to standard today so we decided to go fishing.

Once it hit about 2 we decided to go to Telo to check everything out and experience a truly beautiful and different culture to what we are familer to in Australia. Every one had a blast and couldn’t be more stoked.

Were all sitting tight for what’s looking like a great week of waves.

Stay posted

Swell: 2 Ft

Wind: East

Atmosphere: Rainy

Surfed out!

The swell eased a little bit today but not to worry!

After spending so much time in the ocean and sliding across it the boys thought it was time to check out what makes the waves’ here so perfect.

So everyone grabbed some snorkelling gear and headed under.

On the surf front it looks like there is going to be an increase in the period tomorrow so stay updated for what should foresee some great waves.

Swell: 2-3 ft.

Wind: East.

Atmosphere: Sunny.

The swell is still here!

Today we awoke to a very calm ocean and still a nice bit of swell around.

So we made the dissension to go surf some super fun waves at Pinnacle’s. Everybody had a blast and was loving the serenity of the area.

Tomorrow is looking like its still going to hold so stay updated.

Swell: 3-4 ft

Wind: East

Atmosphere: Sunny!

The swell is still here!

Today we awoke to a very calm ocean and still a nice bit of swell around.

So we made the dissension to go surf some super fun waves at Pinnacle’s. Everybody had a blast and was loving the serenity of the area.

Tomorrow is looking like its still going to hold so stay updated.

Swell: 3-4 ft

Wind: East

Atmosphere: Sunny!

The swell is still here!

Today we awoke to a very calm ocean and still a nice bit of swell around.

So we made the dissension to go surf some super fun waves at Pinnacle’s. Everybody had a blast and was loving the serenity of the area.

Tomorrow is looking like its still going to hold so stay updated.

Swell: 3-4 ft

Wind: East

Atmosphere: Sunny!

Max’s Left!

The swell has picked up!

We awoke this morning to a increase in swell and a light east wind lust making the perfect Sumatran recipe for fun 4ft offshore waves at Max’s Left.

The boys woke up had breaky then had a 5-minute boat ride around the corner of our island to what some were saying waves of the trip so far.

The swell seems like it’s hanging around so stay posted for an update.

Swell 3-4 ft

Wind: Light East

Atmosphere: Sun and the occasional shower.

Back to the E.R

The swell seems to be playing tricks on us. We awoke this morning to an expected swell increase but found that not much had changed. Not to worry we headed out to the E.R and scored some super fun head high waves. The swell did start to slowly pick up as the afternoon went on so fingers crossed for tomorrow.

Stay posted for an update.

Swell: 3-4ft

Wind: East

Atmosphere: Sunny

Smiles and good waves!

We awoke this morning to a light east wind and a tiny pulse in the swell. So it was straight to the E.R to get some real fun overhead waves. Our guests got the option of going left or right with no one else out. Every one couldn’t be more stoked!

I quote from the boat “smoothest surf I have ever seen” Absolutely brilliant” and much more.

The swell seems to be rising so stay updated for tomorrows report.

Swell: 3-4ft

Wind: East

Atmosphere: Sunny

Trip 5 is here!

The guys from trip 5 arrived today and jumped straight of the plane into some fun 2-3ft Max’s Left.

The swell has died a little bit but no problem at all there are still a bunch of waves on offer and its looking like we will be heading out to the swell magnets tomorrow to catch some epic waves that we can take advantage of while the swell is down stay posted for tomorrow.

Swell: 2-3ft

Wind: Light East

Atmosphere: Sunny with smiles.

Happy Birthday Pixie!

Last night we celebrated Brett Mountier's birthday, everyone had a lot of fun and a few drinks followed by some great makeup.

On the surf front our guests enjoyed some great 3-4ft Max’s Left with vey clean conditions. The boys from trip 4 are out tomorrow and the guys from trip 6 will be straight in. stay posted for an update.

Swell: 3-4ft

Wind: East Light

Atmosphere: Sunny

Sumatran gold!

The last two days in North Sumatra have been non-the less off 100%. The boys had an epic session out LEBA on 6^th and then another cracker today at Max’s Left.

The waves are hanging around so expect more to come.

Swell: 4-6 ft

Wind: Light East

Atmosphere: Sunny

Out the front! We awoke this morning to a classic Sumatran weather front with rain and could. By the afternoon out the front started doing its thing and the weather started to clean up. So everyone had lunch and headed out for some real fun waves with the odd big one.

Swell: 4-5ft

Wind: Light

Atmosphere: Cloud with sunny sky’s.

More fun at Max's Left. The boys from trip 4 have been enjoying fun shoulder height waves around the back of our island. The swell has slowly been increasing and should see a rise towards the end of the week.

Swell: 3-4ft

Wind: Light SE

Atmosphere: Sunny with little cloud.

The swell has arrived!

We awoke this morning to an increase in the swell and light east winds so it was a quick 5-minute ride around to Max’s Left. Our guest’s scored some fun overhead waves with pristine conditions. The swell is picking up as I Wright this report so tomorrow is looking very promising for some epic waves.

Swell: 3-4 ft

Wind: Light

Atmosphere: Sunny

What a great day! Today we surfed back at the E.R and scored some super fun waves, lefts and rights. Today is looking like the last of the small surf. Tomorrow we are expecting a good increase in the swell and should see a lot more of waves in the chain light up.

The boys have been keeping busy and are getting ready for what should be a great week of waves here at Telo Island Lodge.

Halpin’s Hero’s have arrived! It was plane day yesterday and a new group is in.

The surf has eased up for a couple of days but not to worry surfing is only one of the many things this group gets up to. We have been having a bit of fun in the bar and around the lodge. Don’t need to comment to much about last night the images talk for themselves. On the surf front its looking like a couple relax days but by the end of the week the swell is going to swing right back into those Sumatran patterns were used to. Stay posted for updates.

Back at the E.R. The swell has eased a little bit but not to worry, the E.R is still giving us some super fun overhead waves. The swell is due to pick up so stay posted for an update.

And the waves don’t stop! Last night at Tello Lodge we had a hidden music skill shown from our guest’s from New Caledonia. After an epic session and a few beers the instruments came out and so did the music. Everyone kicked back and let the music drift across the lagoon… an epic night.

On the surf front it was straight back to the E.R for the same great conditions as yesterday. The Guests surfed for 5 hours followed by a quick trip home for lunch and some time out of the sun then it was back out there. Everyone couldn’t be more stoked. Great waves, great music, great food and no one else around, not much more we can ask for.

What a great day in North Sumatra today. The swell this morning had eased off a bit but no worries, it was straight of to the E.R for some nice overhead waves while most of the region suffered from small conditions. Our guest had the option of surfing the long bowling left or the tight hollow right, what more could you ask for and not another boat or person in sight. Stay posted for the next couple of days as it’s looking like some nice waves will be rolling through the chain.

Surf: 4-6 feet.

Wind: Light.

Atmosphere: Sunny and smiles.

Dane smashes em at the Australian Open!

We make no secret of the fact that our guides are also some of the best surfers in the world and in the case of Dane Pioli it would be pretty hard to cover it up. Dane's just killed an international field at the Australian Open of Longboarding to take out the elite "Noserider" division. While he's pretty good on the tip the young fella also straight up murders it in all the other disciplines as well and we thought we had better whack up a few images from his efforts out front and at GT's just to keep it in perspective … there's a whole lot more to his surfing than world class noseriding.

The sun is out the waves have dropped enough for a few of the small wave spots to start firing and the water is crystal clear and 29.9 degrees why would you wanna be anywhere else. There have been a few marathon sessions in the last couple days since the last report and just about everyone on the island other than the momkey has had a chance to hit the super fun conditions.

The swell is due to ease a little more across the next few days and with the arrival of one of the founding groups (Halpins Hero's) pending there has been plenty of prep going on in the bar and the boat.

Surf: 2-3 feet.

Wind: Light.

Atmosphere: Bright and sunny.

It was one of those dream day's out at Telo Island Lodge today and pretty much every break was firing at some stage across the tides movement. Not much else to report except the smiles.

Surf: 4-6 foot.

Wind: light.

Atmosphere: Bright and sunny.

With a fresh batch of guests in the lodge it's been a busy couple of days, the surf has been great fun pretty much from the get go for the fella's in group 3 there have been sessions at Schoolyards, out front was firing one arvo and Max's Left and Pinnacles have been on the menu as well. The surf was actually forecast to ease a bit but as yet there have been no signs of that so it's surf surf surf right now in the islands.

Wind: Light and variable.

Surf: 3-5 feet.

Atmosphere. Low cloud and sunny periods.

Today in the Telo islands was filled with a couple of epic sesions out at the schoolyard and then followed by a super fun arvo sesion at Max's Left. There was an increase in the swell and a light onshore at the left but the line up was still filled with smiles. Everybody surfed as hard as they could to work up a hunger for Gerry's famous Rendang.

Tomorrow's is looking good and so is the wind so stay posted for an update with the new guest's that arrive tomorrow.

Not too much to report on today in the islands. The swell we have been waiting for is taking its time to arrive. The waves did start to pick up towards the end of the day and everyone is getting excited for the morning session that should see a rise.

keep posted for tomorrow report that should see the swell we have been waiting for all week materalise.

Today in the Telo Islands the swell droped a little, but not to worry there were still plenty of waves in the region. It was straight to Pinnacles to have a look at our options and some beautiful scenery.

Our guest's enjoyed more than enough fun head high waves at Kindies for the 8 of them. The swell that we have been waiting for all week is due to start hitting tomorrow so where looking at some real fun conditions for the weekend.

After yesterdays stormy conditions we awoke to sunny skys and two brand new SUP's (stand up paddle board), which we have grabbed just for guest's usage out on the boat or just crusing around the shelted lagoon out the front. We have named them "Little Blue" and "Big Yella".

On the surf front its been a case of hitting the swell magnets where there has been plenty of size and more than enough waves for our 8 guest's. Fingers crossed for the weekend bump.

An interesting morning in North Sumartra, our Guest's were greeted with some cold winds and warm water that led to a very cool looking water spout while they surfed some fun three footers at the School Yard. The swell charts are still looking very inviting for the next couple of days so be sure to keep checking updates for what is shaping up to be some very fun surf leading into the weekend.

Thanks for the heads up Wal.

The Swell has eased quite a bit last few days but there is still heaps of fun waves around and with varible winds and the odd glassy session in the arvo's no one's complaining. The shots following this are all from the last two sessions at Max's left. Swell period is due to go out in the next day or so and if all the other indicators are right we should see a rise and great surf leading into the back end of the week.

It's been a pretty interesting week for anyone out in the islands, lots of weather, lots of waves and most of all lots of fun. No huge surf but a few days in the overhead range and a few of the novelty breaks have fired up on the different swell direction and sand build-up of the past couple months (yep sand build-up), out front has been pretty good as well and there have been a few sessions going down at the left round the back. A great week in the Telo Islands and a ripper start to March. Surf reports will start rolling to daily across the next week and the video reports will not be far behind. Yewww.

Not actually a surf report though there is heaps of fun waves around today, our guides Dane and Dave have been killing it on the Magazine front lately and have a look below at the latest feature they star in from the right out front of the lodge.

A quick flash back to last year to get you fired up for the trips that launch next week.

Wanna know what we did in Summer?

… The answer is same thing as most of you guys … we had a bucket load of fun.

Lets start with Dave Simons our Marine Operations Manager. As most of you know Dave is a former professional surfer who has graced the cover of more surfing magazines than most humans and also featured in his fair share of feature length surfing movies.

Well it turns out he’s not totally done with that despite being focused in full time on his role at TIL and toward the end of the year we had a chance to shoot a few sessions out front and the Peel/Simons combo delivered again nabbing the cover of Australian Longboarding Magazine, pictured below.

Not long after this shot was taken and our annual AGM was wrapped up in Bali Dave vaporised to our Japan operation and swapped his surfboards for his snowboards and got stuck into what they are calling one of the best seasons in 50 years

( Check out www.annupurilodge.com.au ),

speaking of the snow we have also decided to bring a bit of that flavour to the lodge in Indonesia this year and former head Chef Rhys Hartigan from the exclusive Charlottes Pass resort in Australia’s high country will be joining Gerry and the boys in the Kitchen to take things to the next level and deliver what will be the best dining experience at any surf resort on the planet with a fantastic fusion menu that combines all your old favourites with a bunch of new stuff.

NOW for some big news!

Yeah we have finally taken the plunge and gotten into the charter boat game … obviously we have gone for the best!!!

Peely had a quick blast around the mountain in Japan then left Rianna to hold the fort with Maxy and Dave to go finalise our newest venture “Exclusive Escapes Afloat” which involved a fantastic 7 days with our mate Alan Green down in a brand new region onboard his boat Indies Trader 4. We will have more on that in the coming weeks but needless to say it’s all new, all exciting and all benchmark stuff you are gonna love this new product, it has world class waves, world class diving and a marine environment like nothing you have EVER seen and at an affordable rate… details in the coming days some images from one of the regions to entertain you below, if you want to make a tentative reservation for this VERY limited product shoot Kellie an email at kellie@teloislandlodge.com and when full details are available next week we will get them to you.

Kellie was in the trenches keeping everything on track for 2012 and has developed some pretty interesting new information and sales stuff that you will all no doubt be checking out in the coming weeks as well.

The Champ is here, the Champ is here!

Australian Longboard champ Dane Pioli joined the team officially during the off-season after a great trial period in 2011 and will be full time at the lodge in 2012. Between finalising his qualifications and permits for the new role and hauling some plaster he also had time to Nail a feature in a surf mag and zip across the ditch to have a crack at a WLT longboard event in NZ nailing down a credible 5^th. That’s “Dangerz” below during his “Trial” period last year, needless to say the kid can surf and he fits right into our criteria of having the most experienced, capable and qualified guides in the game … your all going to love the kid.

Up at the lodge we have had the team rolling flat-out too and carried out bare metal resprays on all the boats, dropped a BRAND NEW set of donks on 80 Down to replace the 12 month old ones, rebuilt all the cargo boats, constructed a new lagoon boat with a traditional craftsman down in the main village, refurbished the whole lodge outside, re-painted all the outbuildings, stepped up all the linen to 5 star level (yep we have thin and thick pillows), rebuilt the bar, refurbished the lagoon house and all the decks, got a bunch of new umbrellas, finally de-commissioned our old dart board and put in a fresh one, installed a bunch of new freezers and storage, refurbed our generators little house, laid more grass, got an I-pad for guests to use, improved the outdoor shower, built a new rainwater catchment system, installed all new bunks for the staff, donated a thousand dollars worth of tin for the new church roof in the village, rebuilt our laundry to include double the washing capacity and an electrical cloths dryer, installed all new cupboards in the kitchen … the list goes ON and on and on and so did the surf.

From Nov to Feb the boys kept a diary and as you would know from the various surf reports online it was a great summer so we will probably keep the doors open for you this year to take advantage of the uncrowded perfection that is common Oct- March.

We are going to have a full time dedicated photographer at the lodge this year so expect more surf reports and video than ever before starting March 1 and the opportunity to pick up a great memento of your holiday.

On another front we are super stoked to announce we will be doing all our guest transfers ex Medan again this year utilising the fantastic facilities of the 5 star JW Marriott Hotel for any guests staying overnight and their beautiful lobby for anyone who has a stop over longer than 3 hours.

All of our air transfers will be carried out by using private charter of Indonesia’s largest fleet of Cessna Grand Caravan’s ( to know more about the plane we will be using check out http://www.cessna.com/caravan/grand-caravan/grand-caravan-overview.html ) via our friends of Susi Air using, English speaking western pilots taking things to a whole new level of safety and comfort . Check out some images of the Cessna Grand Caravan below.

That’s about it for this update but there is plenty more to follow Make sure you check out the 10 good reasons document we produced this summer and for anyone looking at 2012 there is still a few slots available (especially those 4 slots in March which is when the DVD pictured below was made at Telo Island Lodge) , for those of you looking to 2013/2014 make sure to contact Kellie on kellie@teloislandlodge.com as those spots are starting to close off but there are still plenty of prime one's available.

Can't wait to see you in the islands!

All the staff and management of Telo Island Lodge.

PS. The snorkelling gear is free of charge too:):)

The swell has finally started to let up and yesterday (19th) saw a slight decline that opened up a few other breaks for the final group. Conditions have been a little cloudy with rain squalls and it has been a welcome relief from the sun. We have been surfing the "Bubble" and "Le-Ba" last two days and with a further drop today other options will come into play.

Surf. 3-4 feet.

Wind. Light with the odd squall.

Atmosphere. Low cloud with the odd sunburst.

Another day another round of pumping waves. There is a bit of wind this morning but still LOTS of swell and LOTS of places firing! Yesterday was a mixed bag location wise with one session at the left and one at Le Ba, both in fantastic condies. There is not much more to say really other than big smiles all round.

Surf 4-6 feet.

Wind. Light.

Atmosphere. Some low cloud and sporadic rain.

This is starting to sound like an answering machine on repeat, but it's firing again and we are not far from calling the best October we have seen. Out front at Max's right it was FIRING, down the coast, up the coast and most islands that had coral around em were on fire today as the big swell that turned up yesterday straightened out and really got its groove on!

Looks like we have this for a few more days and to be honest we should see a change in the weather cause this has been way too good for way too long and we think Huey may be pulling our leg before classic October storm.

A special thanks to Tri from Oz who was good enough to let us use his photos on todays report.

Well that was a surprise!

The last three days has seen a very unexpected round of swell that came from out of the blue. If September was the month of lefts then October has been the month of rights so far. All sorts of nooks and crannies lit up across the past few days and combined with a run of blue skies it has been fantastic.

The waves seem to have eased a bit this morning and there is hope a few of the lefts will be liking the current wind direction. More swell in the slot for later in the week. Roll on October!

Surf. 3-5 feet.

Wind. Light.

Atmosphere. Bright sun.

It's the little swell that refused to die, great conditions still holding despite a forecast drop. Out front was firing on and off yesterday and the guests enjoyed some great waves out and about. All eyes are pointed toward the end of the week though and one of the better October swells in a while. Stay tuned.

Surf. 3-5 feet.

Wind. Super light.

Atmosphere. Low cloud.

There was some pretty nice waves around yesterday arvo but that has been replaced by a drop in swell and some rain today. Looks like a movie or fishing day at this stage.

Surf. Fixtures cancelled.

Wind. Strong.

Atmosphere. Taking a breath before the next swell.

Voila! Our predicted swell has shown up right on time and today was pumping … again. We had rain and overcast conditions early this morning but as the day went on things really improved and anywhere that was offshore lit up! As we type this report out front is doin its thing and by the looks of the ocean tomorrow could be another classic. Best start to an October in many a year!

Surf. 4-6 feet.

Wind. Light.

Atmosphere. Low cloud with patches of sunshine.

The swell is still holding and it was quite a mission to extract our departing guests from the surf this morning for the flight back to Medan "Best trip ever", "Day of my life" and all those sort of comments we're being cast about left right and centre.

The right out the front was firing as a farewell gesture too. The surf is due to ease a little across the next few days before a new pulse so stay tuned.

Surf. Great!

Wind. Great!

Atmosphere. Great!

It's been a great couple of days since the last report and today (2nd) in particular was fantastic. Light winds and a new swell that thundered in overnight combined for one of those classic North Sumatra days. The swell is still building as we type this and hopefully it's round for a few more days. The long range models are looking pretty good too so it looks like the back part of the year could be one for the books.

Surf. 4-6 feet.

Wind . Light and variable.

Atmosphere. Sunny

29^th.

It's been a few classic days since the last report and yesterday in particular (28th) was a cracker. Light winds and overhead waves saw Max's left firing on all cylinders. The current crop of guests surfed themselves into the ground and with a third swell due toward the end of their trip there should be some tired blokes heading back to Sydney on Monday. The swell has eased from yesterday so the crew are out and about hunting down the best options nearby. We'll keep you posted as the next swell hits.

26^th.

As a bit of a foil to the rights the boys from Sydney have been surfing the last few days we have had a crack at the left round the corner (Max's Left) it has been pretty fun and despite the fading swell there has still been a few overhead waves. Aussie Longboard champ Dane Pioli has been up at the lodge helping out Dave with the guiding and scoring his fair share as well. Next swell is due mid-week so standby for a report when it hits.

Surf. 2-3 feet.

Wind. Moderate.

Atmosphere. Overcast.

25^th

It's been a fun start for our crew from the Northern beaches of Sydney. Day one was a "Blow the dust off" session at Max's left and then yesterday was a notch further up the pole with some tubes at GT's. Today has seen the wind continue to ease and it looks like we will be back around to the left for some fun in the sun. This week looks to have two different swells in the window so hopefully we will get to sample the many options close by.

Surf. 3-5 feet.

Wind. Moderate.

Atmosphere. Sunny with light high cloud.

18^th.

Ashen skies this morning and no shortage of wind, it's offshore out the front though so as it eases that may be the go for today. Lat few days the guests have been out and about surfing a few different breaks and the smiles tell the story. There is some interesting movements on the models for later in the week so we will keep you posted as things develop.

14^th.

Well it's been a couple of great days with a gradual easing of the wind, there has been more than enough great waves to be had by a keen surfer, not epic by Indo standards but still a whole lotta fun. Today saw a welcome return of the blue skies after a prolonged absence and even more importantly those nice oily glass conditions we all love up in Sumatra. Next few days will see various options open up so a pretty good vibe all round and if the three spots on the long range model are right it could be one of the better Septembers in a while.

12^th.

The southerly wind pattern that has been pounding the region for the last few weeks finally let-up yesterday and the waves that get good on other aspects instantly sprang to life. The guests we're on it and surfed rights and lefts with everything from tubes to … well tubes!

The trend is for it to ease a little today before another good bump tomorrow, mmm September Sessions.

Fun waves all over the island chain.

The last few days our guests have scored some good sessions at Pinnacle's, Leba, Max's Left and Max's Right.

Predominately the wind has been out of the south and the swell in the head high range. The charts are showing a rise towards the end of the week so stay logged on for more up dates.

Photo's below are from the last 3 days.

Windy rainy days mean we have to be onto our surf destination choices fast and capitalize on all opportunities. The last few days have seen alot of this and we score some fun surf never the less.

More south wind are predicted with some nice spikes in the swell.

Some photos below from the 20th August. More to come over the next few days.

With a subtle change in direction of swell surfers in North Sumatra had to be on their game today with location selection, for the crew who are currently in the lodge it was as simple as paddling out directly in front of their bedrooms as the arvo gold filtered in.

August has been a great month for swell but as is normal this time of year we have been getting a fair lashing of rain and wind so todays text book conditions were a great present from Huey.

As you can see from Henrys bottom turn the waves have remained well overhead and the trend should continue into tomorrow.

Tubes all round with a touch of shoulder carving as the side dish. Perfect.

Another great day at Max's Left.

The southerly winds continued to blow today. With a 4-5 ft swell running it ment 1 thing, Max's Left was going to be on again...

7 hours across 2 surfs was spent in the water with a nice lengthy lunch break at the lodge.

Photos below are from the morning and afternoon sessions with a beautiful sunset to conclude yet another epic day at Telo Island Lodge.

Fun was the name of the game today with the sun shining, light offshore winds and head high waves rolling threw Max's Left.

The forecast is still showing a significant swell rise in the later part of this week, i'll be sure to post some pic's.

Photo's below are from Max's Left.

Its been a rainy, windy couple of days in the islands but we've still scored some fun waves though.

GT's, Leba and Max's Left have been our surf guides pick and smiling faces are the result.

Theirs another great swell in the forecast window so stay tuned over the next few days for some photos of the action.

Below are shots from Max's Left on a rainy 13th of August day.

The last 4 days at Telo Island Lodge have been all about the waves on our island, Max's Left and Max's Right have been firing in the 3-5ft range.

Without a doubt the 2 minute walk across the reef for the rights and the 5 minute boat ride to the lefts have proven to be the guest favorites.

Check out the pic's below of the boys ripping it up.

The photos tell the story today.

"PUMPING", "GOING OFF", "EPIC", "AMAZING", "UNBELIEVABLE" Were just some of the calls i heard in the speed boat today. And more to come tomorrow....

What better way to end a swell then head high tubes at GT's. See pictures below from the 4th of August.

As the swell is decreasing in front of our eyes the internet is showing a new one.

Yesterday and today (5th & 6th August) we enjoyed Max's Left and the ER, only small but so much fun.

Next few days should see it in the 3-5ft range and just in time for our new guests. Check this page for the up coming action.

Pumping waves and new discoveries.

The last 2 days here at Telo Island Lodge have been nothing short of "EPIC".

Starting from 6:30am on the 2nd August we awoke to a little rain but pumping 4ft waves straight out the front at Max's Right. As the rain cleared we loaded up the speed boat and headed down to GT's, there we found some fun hollow rights and surfed through till lunch. The afternoon session was spent on 4ft Max's Left and enjoyed by all.

6:15am this morning (3rd August) was one of those perfect Sumatran wake ups. Max's Right 4-6ft waves turning inside out right in front of our eyes. The options were endless, everywhere was going to be great today.

We headed out to Leba as the first port of call and found amazing conditions that everyone feasted on.

Not ready for lunch just yet, we thought we should have a look around at a few previously un-surfed islands. To our happiness we scored a super fun right that has to be one of the prettiest back drops I've seen. The Boys names it "Smurfs" After Murph (Ben Murphy) who got the best wave out of the guys that surfed it.

Below are some pic's in order, starting from Max's Right on the 2nd, threw to Smurfs on the 3rd.

The swell is up and so is the wind.

15 knot strong South winds are still blowing in the islands, waves are up around the 3-5ft range and Max's Left is still the pick of the breaks.

No one is complaining as its straight off shore, 250m rides and 5 minutes in the speed boat from the lodge.

Swell looks set to stick around for a few more days so book mark this page and keep an eye on it.

Below are some pic's from this mornings session.

Strong South winds blew today putting a nice breeze threw the lodge and creating 2-3ft clean lined up lefts on the other side of our island. Max's Left was the pick and fun was had by all.

The afternoon surf was called off for a long over due rest and the Tri Nations Rugby Test showing live on the lodge TV was the only excuse need to put the feet up and have a few cold beers with mates.

below are a few shots of Max's Left from JT's reef angle.

A small swell greeted us this morning at Telo Island Lodge, not to worry because we have a few secret wave magnets that are nothing short of fun. Whilst almost the entire island chain was 1ft our guests enjoyed head high surf.

We should see a rise in swell Saturday afternoon with the in-coming tide and Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday is looking the goods.

Be sure to check this page out for the action from the up coming swell event.

Below are the pic's from todays surfing and the morning yoga session

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Another fun days in the islands was had by all.

Waves ranged between 2-4ft today with light SE winds. The short 5 minute boat ride to Max's Left was all it took to have 8 smiles from ear to ear.

The forecasted waves are still looking the goods, stay tuned for reports of yet another epic july swell.

Below are some pics from todays action.

The last month here at Telo Island Lodge has seen some epic swell events lighting up on the numerous points, channel passes and reefs.

All the favorite breaks have been surfed from 2ft Pinnacles to 6-10ft Max's Right, Gt's has had its share of perfect 4ft barrels and of course Leba and Max's Left have delivered their famed long playful Indian Ocean walls.

Keep an eye on this page over the next week as a solid SW swell is approaching, the 30th, 31st, 1st and 2nd are looking the goods for some of those epic surf sessions we've became used to here at Telo Island Lodge.

Photos below are from todays surfing, The Bubble and Max's Left...

It's one of those hot muggy days in the islands and there is a gorgeous little 4-6 foot swell running and most places that are offshore in this direction wind are pumping. Ground-hog Day but in a good way if your a surfer.

Surf. 4-6 feet.

Wind. Light.

Atmosphere. Sunny with the odd overcast period

It's been one of those pretty special weeks and despite a fair bit of rain and wind the sunny periods were blessed with fantastic surf. Our last swell is easing but with a fresh one due in its place tonight things could not be better for the incoming and the outgoing guests. The outgoing guys are a bunch of mates from Melbourne on their first visit and across the week they got to have a look at more than the normal amount of places fully lit up, to their credit they had a crack at some of the heavy stuff and most will be heading home with some hard earned bragging rights … and a bit less skin. The incoming guys are all repeaters and may be set for one of the classic weeks of the year. Stay posted.

Surf. Pumping.

Wind. Good enough.

Atmosphere. Surf , Surf ,Surf!

SPECIAL THANKS TO TIM FOR THE PICS.

It's still dark here in Indo but the sounds coming across the lagoon from out front are indicating we still have a good swell in the water. There seems to be a little low cloud and I reckon we might get a little rain today. Somewhere is going to be pumping and in a few hours we'll find it. Pics from yesterday to make ya Wednesday bearable.

Some great surf around last few days and no sign of it backing off soon. Pretty well firing on all cylinders.

Surf. 6 foot plus.

Wind. Just right.

Atmosphere. Sunny and rainy.

Well there is heaps of fun around at the moment but it's a little hard to find stashed in all sorts of strange places. The extreme south nature of the current swell is lighting up some places and just getting a few to barely glow. Needless there are lots of smiles in our crew and the little vid below is 3 of a stack of waves that were ridden yesterday. More on the way later today!

Well our new swell has arrived today and is carting a strong southerly aspect, not huge yet but there is lots of motion in the ocean with this mornings high tide. We finished getting the bugs out of our new video player so hopefully we will have a cool clip for you most days now. The one below is from a day on the left last week.

Surf 4-5 feet.

Wind. light.

Atmosphere. Sunny.

Hey guys we are working frantically to iron out the bugs in our new video player in time for this next swell so there will be some stuff out of the archives for the next day or so. Let us know what you think.

Testing

Fun in the sun today vid on the way!

Pretty nice condition out and about for the new guests who rolled in yesterday evening. The suns out the wind is light and for this time of year that's great. The surf is in the 3-5 foot range with the odd lingering set. We will probably see a decline across the next day before a great looking swell in the coming week. The images here are from our last surf at the left with Halpins heros if you want to see what they get up to out of the water make sure to check out the latest announcement.

Surf 3-5 feet.

Wind. Light and variable.

Atmosphere. Sober and sunny.

It's been a while since last report and the waves have been fun hopefully tomorrow we will relaunch the surf report with video you can easily pass to your friends or into a social network. Today is 4-5 feet sunny and fun and hopefully this is with us for the next few days.

Surf. 3-5 feet.

Wind. Offshore.

Atmosphere. Sunny

Well it's been an interesting few days since the last report. June kicked off in typicial style with a good old storm wrecking a nice mid sized swell and while it's been fun there have been a couple of days that would have been epic that fell victim to the weather. Currently there is a strong swell trying hard to show but the feeling is we are gonna have to wait out a bit of wind. The guests are splitting time between out the front and a few options further afield.

Surf. 3-5 feet

Wind. Moderate.

Atmosphere. High cloud.

It's been a few days since the last report (thanks for the reminder Piney) s o we have a bit of an update. Our last swell turned up but fell victim to some pretty crook weather so the regular spots were out and we had to opt for the more sheltered options. The waves have still been fun and overhead and hopefully we return to normal programming with the new swell modelling for Friday.

Surf. 2-4 feet.

Wind. Light.

Atmosphere. Sunny with high cloud.

The surf is a touch smaller today so it's out and about to the swell magnets and we may even have to bust out the fishing rods. It's hot and overcast so there could even be a storm in the offing this arvo. Our project to get the local school up to speed saw the delivery of our first round of desks today and with plenty more in the pipeline the kids are gonna be pretty stoked in the next few weeks.

Surf 2-4 feet.

Wind. Moderate.

Atmosphere. Anticipating the next swell.

Surf Report has a little twist today. Hit the link or copy and paste it into your browser window.

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We woke to a pretty amazing dawn today and both of the waves on the island going off. Out front is smoking and the left is also. A picture perfect day in the tropics that started with a watercolour dawn. Smiles all round.

Surf 4-5 feet.

Wind. Light.

Atmosphere. Sunny with those big puppy clouds up high.

It looks like our new swell has arrived and will be hanging for a couple of days at least according to the good folk at Buoyweather. Today is our change out day so the old guests are enjoying one last surf before the lunchtime departure and I am sure the new ones are getting ready to hit it this arvo.

Surf. 3-6 feet.

Wind. Light.

Atmosphere. Cloudy.

MMMMmm well it's more of the same today and there is a nice little swell in the 2-4 foot range and light winds. Just about all the exposed breaks will be all-time fun today and with a new pulse due across the weekend there is more fun on the horizion.

Surf 2-4 feet.

Wind. Light.

Atmosphere. Sunny.

The swell has got its act together today and while it's not huge it is pretty fun. The crew are going left today and from this mornings radio report things are pretty nice out there. It's going to ease next couple days but will be back up after that leading into the weekend.

Surf 3-4 feet.

Wind. Light.

Atmosphere. High cloud.

Ok sorry for the lapse in reports the last few days we have been a bit derai led getting ready for the impending arrival of the WA Dream Team and Halpins Hero's in the coming weeks. This involves lots of drinking, setting of traps, scheming and general organisation for our more intensive time of year … hence the lack of reports.

The surf has remained steady and last night saw the new full moon rise as a fresh swell hit. It rolled in with a bit of a storm though and today is a little messy out there at nearly all spots bar the left which is pretty good in the 3-4 foot range. This swell is due to build before fading off mid week and then building again into the week-end.

Surf 3-4 feet.

Wind. Moderate.

Atmosphere. Stormy with low cloud.

Check the moon (see if you can spot it) in the pic below from yesterday evening.

Great waves again today and Black Friday is more like blue Friday, the guests took the run out to the ER to see if it was happening. As this swell continues to decline we should get to check a few of the small swell spots and hopefully they deliver.

Surf. 2-3 with the odd 4 footer.

Wind. Light.

Atmosphere. Bluebird.

Double Click the image below to play a vid of some tunnelling work happening a day or so ago..

Another pristine May day today and the surf ain't too shabby either. A bit o f a wind switch has opened up a few different locations and a flight in a chopper across the chain would reveal some beauties today. Where going left today after a feast of rights yesterday. Swell will taper off across the next couple days and hopefully as we draw too the halfway mark of May there is still more thump in the swell tank.

Surf. 2-4 feet.

Wind. Light.

Atmosphere. Sunny with high cloud.

Click the image below for our wave of the day vid.

Images below are from yesterdays epic session.

Simple report to make today. Sunny and pumping, light winds lotsa options. Big smiles.

Surf.-4-5 feet.

Wind. Light.

Atmosphere. Sunny.

More fun in the sun today and plenty of great surf around the traps. Not much to report except big smiles, small crowds and mid sized waves. Tomorrow should move up a notch so stay posted.

Surf. 3-5 feet.

Wind.Light.

Atmosphere. Sunny.

Surfs up today and there are waves at most of the breaks around the region so it's just a matter of working around the tides and the wind. Our crew hit the left today which has made a welcome return after more than a weeks absence more of the same due tomorrow.

Surf. 3-5 feet.

Wind. Light to moderate.

Atmosphere. Sunny with the odd puffy cloud.

Sorry for the momentary lapse in reporting yesterday but after the last 10 days of constant waves something had to break, plus it was plane day where we change the guests over and a dog ate my homework etc etc.

Waves today are starting to spike back up and it looks like a different direction to the last swell so we should be out and about at a few different breaks this week. No surf shots today but we do have some images of a little fish we picked up during a run to the main island last night.

Surf. 3-5 feet.

Wind. Moderate.

Atmosphere. Sunny with some high cloud.

The swell has eased somewhat today but there is still HEAPS of fun waves around. Yesterday saw the last few bombs trickle out at the right we have been surfing this week and some of the guests ventured around the traps to score fun waves on an outer island. The surf is still in the head high range and looks to be headed back up in the next day or so.

Surf. 3-4 feet.

Wind. Moderate.

Atmosphere. Sunny.

Geezus it's been torture by rights … in a good way and we are getting close to the longest stretch straight this year of the same wind direction and above average swell size. The sun is out today and it's pristine all around the region. Our guests have headed out to another break to mix things up a little before they depart on Friday. Longer range models show another bell ringer of a swell a few days out so it's becoming a war of attrition where the less fit surfers and dropping like flies.

Surf. Unreal.

Wind. Perfect.

Atmosphere. Surreal.

It's been the swell that refused to die and there are great conditions about again today. In a development that is very out of character for the region we have also had pretty much the same wind direction for 7 days now … offshore on the rights.

Surf. 3-5 feet.

Wind. Light.

Atmosphere. Sunny

Well first order of business is to welcome back Adam "Wal" Roffey to the islands. Wal has also been kind enough to tuck a all new swell into his bag and this arvo we are starting to see the arrival of a nice 19 second period, 3 meter swell. It's not totally going bananas' yet but there are sure sign it may be by dark. Looks like we are stuck with our existing wind pattern though and we may even see a return of rain if todays humidity is anything to go by.

All the pics on this report were taken around lunchtime as the first "Scouts" of the new swell started to show.

The Golden run is continuing and we are still looking at great surf again today and offshore winds. The swell even seems to have re-booted and there are plenty of overhead sets and according to the forecasts it's set to continue for a few more days yet.

We have been surfing rights for a few days now and there may be a hunt for some lefts later in the day, we'll keep you posted with an arvo report.

Surf. 4-6 feet.

Wind.Light.

Atmosphere. High cloud early that may clear to sunny skies.

The rain has cleared a little overnight and we are looking at partially sunny s kies today. The surf is still holding in the 3-5 foot range with a few bigger sets and there are some epic conditions about today and there may even be a new swell in the water.

Surf. 3-6 feet.

Wind. Light offshore.

Atmosphere. High cloud.

There is an Indo saying that if it rains on a Friday it will rain for a week … looks like that may be the case and the low that has formed off the coast is dumping pretty regular showers and a bit of wind on us. The good news is that the waves are firing and our swell seems to be holding for the next couple days so we'll give you an update this arvo.

Surf 3-5 feet.

Wind. Moderate.

Atmosphere. Rainy.

It's a grey old day today and overnight there has been about 5 million inches of rain. Things look to be clearing from the east though and should brighten up as the day progresses. The swell remains un-affected though and there are plenty of options today in the overhead range.

Surf. 4-6 feet.

Wind. Light.

Atmosphere. Rainy.

These images are from various spots we surfed yesterday via Gra Murdoch's lens.

Simple report today.

Sunny and pumping, swell still building.

Another lovely day in the islands with plenty of sun and still a few fun waves, it has not been EPIC but all eyes are on what's lining up for later in the week. If and it's always an if when there are computer models involved, things eventuate we could be in for one of the more substantial swell events of the year so far. The thing that is most exciting about this one is the light winds and the distinct direction. Here's hoping!

Swell 2-3 feet.

Wind. Moderate.

Atmosphere. Sunny and mild.

Well today was a happy surprise.

The charts were telling me small waves everywhere across the island chain but as we motored out of the lagoon a 3 wave set rolled threw Max's Right that hinted School Yards would be on. As in the picture below their was some solid sets rolling in. Clean, light off shore conditions providing epic waves for all.

Tomorrow should bring much the same with a great swell due mid week.

Surf. 3-6 ft

Wind. Very light

Atmosphere. Blue sky's, almost no wind.

Wishing you all a happy and safe Easter holiday.

This weekend at the lodge we had our annual Easter island rice hand out.

Another epic day, our guests surfed 2-3 foot perfect waves at the E.R.

Selamat Hari Paskah!

Surf. 2-3 Ft

Wind. Light & variable

Atmosphere. Hot & clear skys

Fun waves had by all.

The E.R. turned it on today. High tide early offered some fun, long, playful lefts and as the tide ran out the rights were the place to be. These two breaks are a stone throw from the anchored speed boat and allows us at Telo Island Lodge to surf over head waves on the smallest of swell days.

Photo's below show just that, 3-4ft peelers running down both sides of the reef.

Surf. 2-4ft

Wind. Light early turning to a moderate sea breeze

Atmosphere. Clear and sunny

This morning we scored the last few solid waves of the swell, as the tide dropped out, so did the waves.

Its sure was great conditions early at Max's Left though, 3-4 ft, no wind to speak of, and 200m long rides with a nice out going tide to make the paddle feel like a walk in the park.

The charts are showing a little rise in the swell late on the 22nd and holding threw until the 24th.

Surf. 2-4ft

Wind. Super light

Atmosphere. Clear

Pic below: Early morning perfection, Max's Left

Pumping, pumping, pumping.

These are the days that remind us why we travel, 3-5ft perfect uncrowded waves everywhere we looked.

Max's Right, Gt's, Max's Left, The Bubble and School Yards are just the waves we surfed but i know it was epic all over the Telo Island region today.

Small decline in the swell over the next few days should open up a couple of secret little gems for us to feast on.

Pics below are from Max's Left, Gt's and The Bubble.

Surf. 3-5ft

Wind. Light

Atmosphere. Picture Perfect.

Fantastic conditions in telo today, 29.5 degree water temp, 35 degree air temp and 6-8 ft perfect barrels on all the exposed reefs. 2 quick photo's and the boys were on it.

Surf. 6-8 ft

Wind. Moderate

Atmosphere. Sunny with high cloud

Lots of rain and lots of wind is what went down in Telo for most of the day.

The clouds did clear and the ocean cleaned up 2 hours before dark allowing us to sneak over to school yards for the late arvo bliss.

No surfing shots today as the sunset trumped them all.

Surf. 3-5ft

Wind. Very strong gusts at times.

Atmosphere. Low heavy cloud early, cleared by sun down.

The much anticipated swell arrived over night with strong winds which caused an unsorted, lumpy ocean.

the mid-sized set waves were the pick at Max's Left today offering some clean faces to work with.

The swell is still on the rise and the wind should abate over night, so with a bit of luck, tomorrow is going to be a great day of waves.

Surf. 4-6 ft

Wind. Strong

Atmosphere. Passing storms

We saw a steady rise in the swell today that was being pushed in by the south east winds.

Pinnacles offered the gold this morning as you see in the shot below

The swell charts are on track and reflecting what is happening in the ocean, some big sets on dark could be a little taste of what is on the cards for tomorrow.

Surf. 4-5ft at dusk

Wind. 10 knots

Atmosphere. low cloud

Some fun little waves greeted our new guests this afternoon, much like the pic below.

Dinner talk was filled with excitement and anticipation about the swell event of the next 24-72 hours. its looking the goods on the charts and we did see some clean new lines rolling in as the sun was going down.

Log back on over the weekend to see what we are scoring.....

Surf. 2-3ft.

Wind. light.

Atmosphere. Excitement.

It's "Groundhog Day" but in a good way. The surf is holding at around 4 feet and there are MUCH bigger sets every 30 minutes or so indicating the arrival of a new swell. The wind has picked up a little bit but not enough to ruin anything the faces the right direction. Hold ya breath for the weekend!

Surf. 4 feet with bigger sets.

Wind. Moderate.

Atmosphere. Sunny.

The new swell has pushed the still powering old swell out of the way and the surf is pumping again here in Sumatra, fatigue is starting to show and the reality you can't surf 6 hours a day for days on end is a common theme … and there is still a BIG swell showing for the weekend. Check ya leggies.

Surf 4-6 feet

Wind. Light to moderate.

Atmosphere. Sunny

The shot below is the "Woods" from Tanah Bala relaxing on the front deck this morning.

Another amazing day in the tropics today. The swell eased overnight but surface conditions are sheet glass and any number of waves will be firing today. The waves on our island are both super fun in the 2-4 foot range. Textbook Indo today.

Surf. 2-4 feet.

Wind. Light to none.

Atmosphere. Sunny.

It's been one of those days you only get in Indonesia. Perfect long period lines, plenty of sun and clean blue overhead walls, the direction of this swell had a bit of a change mid morning when most of the photos below we're taken and it's almost going into an easing trend as evening falls. Regardless the surf is gonna be epic again tomorrow and the monster swell showing for the end of the week will see this as one of the better weeks of the year so far.

IT'S PUMPING!!!

Perfect conditions today. A lovely groundswell brushed clean by light winds, intermittent rain squalls and long sunny periods. Lots of amazing surf around the region today and a few spots will be world class. Straight out the front of the lodge is FIRING as you can see from the pics and this afternoons session out there could be epic.

Surf. 4-6 feet.

Wind. Perfect.

Atmosphere. Lots of smiles.

As predicted, the swell really kicked in this afternoon, 4 hours of offshore winds and a tide change cleaned the ocean up to what is known as "Perfection". the boys opted for no boat journeys, just a 60m stroll across the reef to surf 4-6ft Max's Right.

Surfer shaper and live in surf guide, Steve Firkin tested a new craft 1 hour before dark and was totally rewarded for his efforts.

Surf. 4- 6ft.

Wind. Offshore.

Atmosphere. Jovial.

The swell has come bundling in overnight and despite a little morning sickness it's pretty well pumping. Most spots will be on fire at various stages of the day so it's just a matter of dialling in a wind friendly reef.

Surf. 4-6 feet.

Wind. Light and variable.

Atmosphere. Sunny with high cloud.

The pic is a quickie we grabbed after Dave came in from a test run out front 10 minutes ago.

Another grey overcast morning here in Sumatra but the good news is it seems to be rising as forecast. The wind is having a go go also today and other than a few select spots and right out front today will be about the sheltered spots. Todays shot is straight out of the office window.

Surf 2-4 feet on the sets.

Wind. Moderate.

Atmosphere. Overcast.

Well it's great wether if your a frog, bird or duck right now. Rain and thunderstorms have moved into the region overnight and to be brutally honest it's plum average out there today. Yesterday was being billed as one of the cleanest days ever at one of our wave magnets and there was some pretty big smiles at dinner last night as the days escapades we're recounted. Today … well today is kinda the polar opposite with grey replacing blue as the predominate colour. There are still plenty of fun waves though and the sunscreen is gonna get a break after the hiding it copped the last few days.

In other news one of our long time regulars "Piney" is also rumoured to be coming out of the closet to all his mates later in the year during their visit to star in a new surf movie produced by the crew from Mardi Gras "Brokeback Barrels" it's a move long forecast by "Woggy"who has always attested to Pineys skill in the "Alternative" part of society and suspected by the local staff for many years.

Surf. 1-3 feet.

Wind. Moderate to strong.

Atmosphere. Grey and overcast.

Not saying too much about this one other than there are still a few finds out there.

The surf has started to fade a little from yesterday so it's a case of out and around the grounds to hunt down some fun. We are looking at a continuation of the easing trend across the next few days before a pretty good looking swell on the weekend.

Surf. 2-4 feet.

Wind. Light and variable.

Atmosphere. High cloud.

The swell is still holding in the overhead range and with light winds all roads lead to a left about 2 minutes away. Yesterday was pretty good fun and hopefully today is better.

Surf. 3-5 feet.

Wind. Light.

Atmosphere. Overcast.

The swell is here just in time for our new guests. Out front is firing at around 4 feet so looks like it will be a case of unpack and hit it. The boys are at the airport now so they should be checking in in about 15 minutes and surfing in 20. All these shots are from about 20 minutes ago. Yeeewwwww!

Surf. Fun as hell.

Wind. Offshore.

Atmosphere. Sunny!

FOUND. One Indian Ocean swell.

Well looks like our lost swell has turned up today about 24 hours late but in pretty good shape. Out front has a few 5 footers rolling through every 20 minutes or so and hopefully it fills in across the day. We still have the remnants of the wind party that was last week but there is a definite change in the air. New guests in today so we'll give you an update this arvo after the plane shuffle.

Surf 4 feet and rising.

Wind. Light for the moment.

Atmosphere. Overcast.

Pic below is Birchys backhand smack at "Kindys"

WANTED.

Information leading to the location and eventual riding of a 4- 6 foot Indian Ocean swell. Said swell was last seen in the proximity of Madagascar and had contacted several reefs in the Telo Island region of Indonesia who all expected its arrival on or about April 2. Extensive searching about most of the said reefs has failed to find any sign of the swell despite several good leads in the 3-4 foot range. A reward of 24 icy cold Bintang beers is offered to the persons who can supply information that leads to the eventual riding of this swell south of the equator.

Swell. 2-4 feet.

Wind. Won't give up.

Atmosphere. Perplexing.

No it's not a cruel April fools joke the swell has started to show and these pics are from yesterday afternoon 3 separate peaks, 8 guys out. FUN. The sun even show briefly so hopefully we are seeing the back of the bad weather. Check in later in the day to see the result.

How does the saying go? One day a rooster the next a feather duster. The predicted pulse has done a bit of a no-show today and the strong wind we have been bearing the brunt of for over 4 days now are still with us. There has been a slight rise though and a few of the protected bays have waves on offer but just not the perfection we normally have during March. Hopefully the swell is just running a little late and things improve during the day. Regardless the dawn was a cracker as you can see from the pic below.

Surf. 1-3 feet.

Wind. Neverending.

Atmosphere. Overcast.

Geez waking up today we had high expectations banking on a swell that is due anytime now but despite a great dawn the day is a carbon copy of yesterday with sporadic storm cells rolling through and very strong wind. There will be surfable waves out there "but not as we know em Jim" a cracker swell is set for the 3rd and 4th of the new month which is a few days away and we MAY see a pulse this afternoon so until then it's out to the swell magnets for tiny waves and a bit of fun like the pics below from yesterday arvo.

Surf. 1-3 feet.

Wind. Strong and variable.

Atmosphere. Sombre.

It's been a VERY strange run of weather the last few days and there has been more rain in the last few days than just about the entire rest of the year. There is a nice little residual swell floating around under it but it has been a case of getting out of the wind to see what can be done. Hope springs eternal though and the Sun has made a brief appearance this morning (maybe because of the homage to the tequila God last night) and there would be plenty of fun out there somewhere.

Surf. 1-3 feet.

Wind. More confused than a teenager.

Atmosphere. Subdued … almost hung-over

The pic below is from a Pinnacles sesh earlier in the week.

This report kinda crosses a few borders. This arvo and in a feat of crystal ball gazing last seen when Nostradamus was a kiddie tomorrow morning.

This arvo was super fun with lots of glassy waves and still a few 5 foot hell sets. Tomorrow will be a little smaller and the wind should be from the same direction, there is a chance the surf may be bigger … or smaller and we will be using booties at the breaks that need em … seriously there will be PLENTY of fun waves around the region tomorrow and we will keep you posted. The landscape style pics are a slight deviation in keeping with current trends.

The weather has cleared and given us a text-book dawn today and while the surf is not huge it is still in the 2-3 foot range. All eyes are on a swell due to rise in a couple days time so until then we will be skirting around the boundary looking for size.

Surf. 2-3.

Wind. Light.

Atmosphere. Sunny with rolling thunderstorms.

Well it had to happen after last week and it has! The surf has dropped and we are being belted by some pretty strong winds and rain. The new arrivals have headed out into the tempest to surf a protected corner and should be into some head high surf as this report goes out.

Surf. 2-4 feet.

Wind. Strong and nasty.

Atmosphere. Raining.

The swell has hung in for us and today was another one of those "find a spot out of the wind" days. The guests surfed our little secret right for about an hour then hit the left until a cracker of a storm sent us back to base. New swell modelling for next week should be a cracker too according to todays charts.

Surf. 3-5 feet.

Wind. Strong at times … around 15kts.

Atmosphere. Cloudy.

Another pretty fun day in Sumatra. Lots on offer in close range and more further afield. Swell was a little bigger this arvo and maybe is on a rise we are not expecting. Some EPIC conditions around.

Surf. 4-6

Wind. Tricky.

Atmosphere. Sunny to match the smiles!

Today was one of those classic March days in Sumatra. Dawn was windy and rainy and at first glance it would have seemed coffee and movies was a better option than surfing but as only North Sumatra can things changed! Around 8.00AM a slight wind shift turned into a big wind shift and a chance check of one of our favourite spots revealed a little potential. An hour latter it was firing. From 8.00 till 11.30 this was our script, quick drive back for lunch then from 1.30 - 5.00 another dose of the same despite a BIG low tide, We topped it off with a quick hour of power on the left round the back of home right before dark for the goofies ending one of those days you dream about. Hopefully tomorrow is better we'll let you know.

The swell has certainly shown up and we had a pretty good session this morning till one of the better storms we have seen in a while turned up, hopefully the wind is in our favor after the rain. Tomorrow could be an interesting day if the swell continues.

It looks like the ocean has awoken from its slumber of yesterday and despite some early rain showers it looks like a surf day out there. We should see the waves rise through the day so we'll give you an afternoon update to see what transpires. The shot below is out the front door at 6.45AM.

Surf. 1-3 with bigger sets.

Wind. None to speak of.

Atmosphere. Dark and rainy.

Gee there is not much to report today other than VERY small waves and light drizzle. Most breaks even the magnets are tiny and surfing is on the back burner till the predicted rise shows tomorrow night. Last night was the biggest moon we have seen here in Sumatra in a VERY long time so we snapped this shot of the extreme tide and super bright sky at 12.15 PM last night for you to check out.

It's a pretty grim old sight out on the ocean today, very little swell and rain to wake us this morning. There are still a few fun waves around but it's time to bust out the fishing rods and snorkelling gear and wait for the next pulse due shortly. The pic below is from last nights session.

Surf. 1-3 foot.

Wind. Light.

Atmosphere. Overcast and raining.

Well it's been an interesting afternoon, the pulse of swell we are expecting is not really here but there IS the odd set wave on the various reefs. Hopefully we wake up to a nice surprise. lovely afternoon of sliding a few little ones regardless.

Well the expected pulse kind of arrived today and while it was not epic there were heaps of fun waves out and about. Looks like the arvo is going to be a stormy one after totally pristine conditions this morning so maybe "After the rain"

Surf. 2-4 feet.

Wind. Light to none.

Atmosphere. Hot and sunny … storm coming.

It was a case of finding the gold that was mixed in with the gravel this morning as we battled the wrong tide and a dropping swell. Conditions though were epic and it was just a nice day to be on the water.

Surf. 1-3 feet

Wind. Offshore.

Atmosphere. Sunny.

The dawn check reveals a little bit of a drop in the swell but it's still around 2-4 feet and while not the perfect situation I am sure there are still a few surprises out and about today. Yesterday arvo served up a Sumatran classic with some offshore wind and clean 4-5 footers (check out the pics courtesy of sharp shooter Adam Roffey)

The surf is hanging on hard despite the forecast drop and we scored some pretty fun waves in the 2-4 foot range this morning. The arvo could be a late start after a big feed of Calamari and entertainment in the form of a few rouge bombs out front under the approaching storm front.

The surf has eased a little more overnight but it's not a full dropout yet and there will be lots of fun waves around later today as the tide pushes in from its early low. There are a couple of pics attached to keep you frothing.

Surf. 2-3 feet

Wind. Light.

Atmosphere. Overcast with cloudy periods

The sun has snuck out from the clouds the tide is just right and it's PUMPING!

Surf. Good to great.

Wind. Offshore.

Atmosphere. Jovial!

Our new guests are in and pretty stoked with a great start at the left yesterday afternoon. This morning has started with a pretty strong blast of rain and wind and has eased of to reveal a pretty inviting breakfast in the front yard (check the pic) the swell has eased a little since yesterday so looks like we will be making the most of things while it's still up.

Surf. 3-5 feet.

Wind. Light.

Atmosphere. Overcast.

The swell has really filled in since yesterdays report and yesterday arvo at the left was fun as it gets despite a bit of sideshore bump. Today is plane day and the guests are all surfing out front in solid overhead waves. This swell should be with us for a few days so hopefully a few more pics for you across the next couple of reports.

Surf. 4- 6 feet on the sets.

Wind. Variable.

Atmosphere. Stormy and overcast.

The surf has held in the 2-3 foot range overnight and every now and then there is a slightly bigger set so our forecast should be running as planned will post later this arvo if the pulse arrives.

Surf. 2-3 foot.

Wind. SW 4-6kts

Atmosphere. Overcast.

What a cracker of a day! Glassy ocean, bright sun and not a soul in sight. The current guests are surfing somewhere out there but no radio call generally means the surf is going off. Looking out the fr ont door its around 2-4 feet so some of the more exposed spots would be fun city.

Surf. 2-4 feet.

Wind. Very little to none.

Atmosphere. Sunny.

The swell has eased again overnight so the guests have moved from the left to Schoolyards to surf stuff in the 2-4 foot range. We had a fair bit of rain overnight but it has cleared this morning to give us a pretty nice day. All eyes are on the end of the week (Sunday) an our next pulse.

Surf. 2-4 feet.

Wind. Light and variable.

Atmosphere. Sunny.

The surf has kicked today and the guests are all round surfing the left at around 3-4 feet. Things started a little lumpy due to an overnight wind but with the dropping tide it is all getting REAL pretty. The shot is from out front at 10.25AM

Surf- 3-4 feet bigger sets.

Wind. 4-6 kts.

Atmosphere. Sunny with the odd cloudy period.

The predicted swell kinda seems as though it has showed with the various bombies coming back to life with white water and the report via the radio on 80 Down this morning is that Schoolyards is 3-4. The day is a scorcher, despite some nice cloud cover. We have shot two images for you today one between the sets and one on the first wave of the next set. You can see one of the neat little storm cells that have been circulating the last few days in the back ground.

Surf. 3-4 possible largers sets.

Wind. Light and variable.

Atmosphere. Overcast with nuclear blasts in the sunny periods:)

An interesting sight to greet the guests out the front door this morning in the form of a slight kick in the swell. There are waves out front so looks like the group is splitting some surfing the front yard and the rest heading round to the back yard for lefts. Winds are light and there is the odd squall blowing through … gonna be a fun day!

Surf. 2-4 feet.

Wind. Light and variable.

Atmosphere. Overcast.

Wow what a day! We have woken up to an amazing dawn and a glassy ocean. The swell is trying to rise and an optimistic man would call that there are a few sets more than yesterday but reality is the surf is in the 2-3 foot range forcing the guests out to Schoolyards and the ER where the small swell is magnified a little. As you can see from this pic of Otis yesterday there is still GREAT waves and with the rise due tomorrow it's only gonna get better.

Surf. 2-3 feet.

Wind. light to none.

Atmosphere. Clear and sunny.

The surf has eased quite a bit today but the fun factor has risen with the guests out at the ER/Schoolyards in sunny conditions and a light wind. I reckon all the "fishes" and "funboards" will be getting a fair old workout but it has not dropped enough to see anyone reaching for the longboards yet. The shot is out front at 9.28AM bit small on the current tide but maybe later in the day.

Surf. 2-3 foot.

Wind. West at 4-7 kts.

Atmosphere. High cloud and sunny.

Another cracker of a day that started off cloudy and then built to pretty. Guests are all surfing 2-4 foot schoolyards in near perfect conditions. Those of you that have been to TIL before are familiar with the view looking SW so check out what it was like this morning as a water spout spun along behind the wave there look closely and you can see the thing going nuts on the ocean surface.

Surf. 2-4 feet.

Wind. SW 3-4 knots.

Atmosphere. High cloud with sunny periods.

Well trip three is done and dusted today and they crew on it scored some pretty good surf, GT's, the left, Schoolyards, the ER … smiles all round. The surf has eased somewhat today ahead of a pulse expected after the weekend and is still fun but after a week of good waves no one is moving real fast. LAst night was a bit of a last night drink so the image is of the pondok in full flight, you can see some of our new landscaping and a freshly reconditioned 80 Down standing by in the background.

Surf. 2-3 feet.

Wind. Very light to non-existant.

Atmosphere. Light cloud.

Well the beat goes on and today is a carbon copy of yesterday weather wise but there has been a slight easing of the swell. Our guys are around at the left as this report goes live and are debating a quick go-out in 3 footers there V quite a bit bigger over at Schoolyards. Epic arvo yesterday has seen energy levels drop a bit but with more surf than we know what to do with it's on with the show.

Surf. 3-4 feet

Wind. Light and variable with a few approaching gusts (you can see em on the otherwise glassy ocean)

Atmosphere. Sunny with little storm cells on the horizion in most directions.

All photos: Mark Grant.

The swell we started to enjoy yesterday has started to fill in a little more today and there are larger sets hitting every 5 minutes or so, word from the gardner as he strolled into work this morning was "Ombak Bagus" which roughly translated means good waves. The guests are headed back to the left and it should be pretty damn good … and getting better.

Swell. 3-5 feet.

Wind. Light from the East.

Atmosphere. Sunny.

The pics below were taken at 8.15 from the managers house yard.

Whoo, well the swell has started to show, the left is head high to overhead on the sets and out front has started to come up with the tide as well. Hopefully a sign of more to come tomorrow. Smiles and jelly arms all round.

Swell. Rising.

Wind. Light but building ahead of arvo rain and the glass-off.

Don't forget to hold your mouse cursor over the image for the captions.

Pretty fitting way to kick off March with a nice 2-3 foot building swell. Our guests are currently surfing the left and anticipating a forecast rise to start showing in earnest as the 9.30 am low tide turns and begins to push in. Hopefully by this afternoon it will be action stations!

Swell. 2-3 feet rising.

Wind. Light and variable.

Atmosphere. Overcast with short sunny periods.

Hang on a couple of late additions the fishing record tumbled today at a new spot the email has been copied verbatim.

Peely
dog tooth tuna
scales bottomed out and broke at 26kg, estimated weight 32-35kg
35 minute fight
new fishing grounds, 8 meter deep pinnacle in 70m of water.
name of guest, Ben (Devo) Devenish
total stoked epic day and they didn't even surf.
dave

OK we know the reports have been missing for a while so I guess there are no excuses. The surf has been pretty damn good and as you will see from the Indo Video Swell Journal on Coastalwatch Monday night it has actually been pumping … but not today. Fishing was the order of the day and the results were pretty good( 5 to the spear and 7 to the rods ) Our head guide Dave Simons was responsible for most … well actually all of the spear kills and the guests nailed the rest. Surf is due to rise across the next few days so stay tuned.

It's the swell that refused to die and AGAIN today we were surfing super fun overhead waves. There was a slight change in wave heights so we were out at the wave magnets getting the last of the goodness. The shot above is Eric "The Viking" coming off the bottom at ER lefts after a nice late drop.

Late addition Muzz and Hooky below with a nice Wahoo (Hooky's) and a couple of bits of bait (Muzza's) after a day of waves a couple of fish to finish off!

Well it just keeps keeping on! There has been a slight drop in wave heights but there is still PLENTY of great surf around. Today is bright and sunny with light off-shore winds. Out the front was picture perfect but the guests have jumped in the boat to do a bit of exploring of the options nearby, my guess is Schoolyards or the ER. The pic above was this morning out front (about 60M's from the front lawn) the forecast for the coming week is looking pretty special so keep an eye out for a Coastalwatch update on Monday night and a few more reports right here till then.

Well the swell seems to have peaked and things are holding in the 3-5 foot range, most surfers have been round at Max's lefts and today was no exception. Waves were super fun sunny offshore walls with the odd tube for the keen guys across the inside. The forecasts seem to hint at another rise this week so stay posted.

Well they say when it rains it pours and that has certainly been the case the last couple of days since we last gave you an update. Max's left has been firing since the 22nd and today was no exception 3-5 feet of ultra fun glassy left walls. A few pretty good surfers are in North Sumatra at the moment and with Ben McCartney's Coastalwatch surf forecast coming true it's gonna be an interesting week indeed hopefully we can bring you a bunch of images as it happens. The one above is a bloke from WA flaring the fins during the late session!

Talk about night and day! We had a pretty strong storm last night then today dawned bright and sunny with a great new swell in the water, All roads led to Max's left and there were heaps of overhead sets and the odd tube down through the inside at Roffey's corner. Fun as hell and looks like a week or more of it ahead!

This morning looks like the swell has hung in there and if anything built a little overnight. Winds are wrong for out the front but the left may be firing! The pic above is from yesterday arvo around 3.00PM and the shot of the boys from Group 9 below is post fishing last night pre drinking tornado.

A return to normal smooth surf conditions here today and still plenty of surf in the 2-4 foot range. The pic above was out the front at 10.45AM. Ben McCartneys Indo forcast is up on Coastalwatc h so check it out for what's in store this week.

Here comes the sun!

Full blast Sumatran sunshine today and combined with the high tides it's kinda story-book conditions, there is 3-4 feet of residual swell floating around and out the front has been good and then today the left was OK as well. General trend is easing in the swell dept but a rise is due on the weekend. Stay posted. Shot above was late last night around 6PM.

It's been a bit of a trial this week with lots of wind and a big phantom swell that just did not seem to show. Things are back to normal today though and last night was pretty amazing out front. Swell is easing at the moment but there should be a bunch of fun out there today. The shot above was last night at 5.45PM

It's been a pretty big gap since last report due to the fact we have been surfing our heads off! A bangin little swell hit last Sunday and from then till today (14th May) it's been all hands on deck as the guys in Group 8 squeezed the last few bits of energy out of their system and the guys from Group 9 got their froth on. Monday and Tuesday saw the left still firing with some of those levely late arvo glass sessions and then as the swell petered out we have been over surfing schoolyards and havin a ball. Today we are looking at very strong wind and a possible lay day. There is a very complex forecast in front of us right now and it's full of conflicts. Seems that the wind is going to blow in the extreme range … for here and we could be looking at a couple of days with winds in the 25 Kts range but there is also a 4 meter swell predicted so it's a tough call. Will the wind ruin what is predicted to be our biggest swell of the year? Is the swell prediction just because of the wind? General consensus is that the swell is on the way regardless and we should have a bunch of surf in the next 48 hours. Time will tell but for today it's a case of watching the footy and waiting to see what develops. The pic above was last Sunday afternoon down at GT's, the one below is Tim Watt same spot different wave … slotted.

It's a case of the drop before the rise here at the moment. The waves are pretty small but still super fun the guys have been surfing the ER and Schoolyards and as I'm typing this there seems to be a new long period swell showing on the outer reefs outside my window. Tomorrow is kind of D-Day for the new swell and hopefully we wake up to firing condies … we'll keep you posted. Check out a couple of the guests from Trip 8 above goofing off at Pinnacles yesterday above.

The return to waves has been great and all the crew from Trip 8 are smiling at the moment … big smiles! We have been surfing the left most mornings and then breaking it up with rights at Pinnacles in the afternoon. Today has seen a drop in wave heights so the guys are all headed over to the ER for some fun in the sun. The pic above is Mark McCaslin and below we have Lyn Heacox driving off the bottom and Peter Forgie getting stylish all these shots were taken yesterday morning at the left.

Sorry for the breaks in the surf report people we have been … ah … surfing! Group 8 have rolled in and the waves have kinda turned on and they are early risers so the report has slipped somewhat but … it's been fun as heck wave heights have ranged from waist to overhead and wind has been light and variable under sunny skies. The prognosis is that we should have pretty good surf all week and perhaps even a few stellar days on the weekend. We will do our best to keep you updated as things progress. The shot above is Dave Skelly from Group 8 at Max's left yesterday morning.

It's on the way up!

Swell started to rise across the morning today and the guests have been surfing Max's left around 2-3 feet. The forecast(see below) is showing a solid bump across the next couple days then another early next week. Hopefully we get to surf the epic right (the pic above of Steve Firkin) we surfed last swell in the next couple of days. We'll keep you posted and hopefully have a vid update if it's firing. For a video wrap up of the last week log onto www.coastalwatch.com and go to the Indo video swell journal.

Well it's been a week since "computergate" and a trip to Singapore and 5000 dollars later and we are back online with the surf reports. The week just passed was firing (check the line-up shot above) but the last two days has seen a drop and guests are out and about searching the swell magnets for some fun surf. With the drop in surf the fishing has kicked off and the full moon has served up a couple of crackers (check the Wahoo and spanish mac from last nights session below), We should be back to daily reports now so stay tuned.

Morning has broken under grey skies and cool temps after a little rain overnight and the swell has eased under a pretty big tide. Wind is from the north quarter and has a bit of push behind it today. I have put the Buoyweather report (a great service you should all check out) up as a pic above and as an experiment we are going to see how close it goes to being correct this next few days. The guests are out surfing Sigata and there are still big smiles so I am guessing there are plenty of head high waves around.

We have had some rain overnight but the day has dawned with sunny periods. The swell that was around for the last few days did not quite realize its full potential but there are still plenty of waves around for the guys in group 6. The surf is around 2-4 feet today and there is little or no wind but we expect this to change through the day. Next decent swell is due Saturday evening so fingers crossed. The pic above was taken at 9.20 AM today.

A lovely sunny day here today and a new swell starting to build, hopefully it reaches the expected heights despite the HUGE tides today, stay tuned for a possible arvo update as it builds. We should also have some video for you later today.

Despite our best efforts to drink up the swell last night the forecast rise has been a little slow in showing and this morning it's around 3-4 feet on the bigger sets but mostly in the 3 foot range. It's the last day for group 5 and they are due to exit on the plane at 11.00 so all (who had full function of the body) have headed off for one last blast at the left hander. It's sunny at the moment and hopefully the weather holds for a neat change-over between group 5 and 6. The pic above is from earlier in the week when serial pest and self affirmed wave-hog John Halpin rode his millionth wave through the inside at Max's left. The pic below is our guide Steve Firkin bottom turning into the wave of the week at GT's. For a full wrap up of the week make sure you checkout the Coastalwatch Indo Video Swell Journal tonight.

As you can see from the pic above wave heights have lifted and are holding around the 4 foot mark. This swell arrived yesterday afternoon (when the pic was taken) and has maintained through the night. We have slightly overcast skies with sunny periods today and it's all systems go at the left right through the tides. It looks like the blocking storm/cyclone that was sitting below us off NW Australia has faded so hopefully this is the start of a good run of swell that looks stacked in the lower Indian Ocean at the moment.

Gee it's a good day to fly a kite! Plenty of wind today and as I am writing this report a rain squall is blowing in. The left is the go again today and it's offshore and around 3-4 feet. This wind looks pretty set in so will probably be with us for a few days, hopefully blowing in a bit more swell. We will have some pics for you to all check out tomorrow and the next day.

After a brief period of sun and some great waves yesterday afternoon (3-4 feet on the sets) early risers were treated to strong winds and slightly smaller conditions today. There is still a few waves around but it's not looking super inviting. The was a sizable earthquake on the island of Similue north of us this morning but we did not feel it down here in Telo. Our agents in Medan felt it and I am sure the people of Similue felt it. In other big news the Cronulla boys on trip 5 have been causing havoc with drinking games and our guide Steve certainly felt the wrath last night. We are hoping for improved conditions as the week goes on so stay posted for updates.

I would love to be reporting pumping surf and offshore winds but that would be quite the lie … well the bit about the offshore would be true but that's about it. At the moment we have rain and overcast conditions putting a real dampener on things, the bump did arrive Sunday, Monday and guests enjoyed head to waist high waves at the left but today it's pretty small and no-one is venturing far from the lodge. I guess the chefs will be in overdrive and maybe we are looking at Table Tennis and cards for todays activities. More tomorrow. The shot above was at 8.15 AM.

Well looks like we are suffering again today and it's a full "Groundhog Day " overcast skies and small surf is the order of things. It's been about three days now so hopefully the spike in swell that is predicted for today shows and we can get back to the normal run of things. Wave heights are 2-3 feet and wind is light and variable with passing showers. The guests have been surfing the left so smiles are starting to appear. Don't forget Coastalwatch reports go up tomorrow night.

As you can see from the pic above (checkout the st orm in the lower left corner) we are currently suffering at the hand of a blocking storm that is either splitting our swells up prior to landing here in Sumatra or simply turning em to junk. Conditions are pretty well flat today (2-3 foot and looks like the guys from trip 4 are headed to the ER to salvage a days surfing. We are also still sitting under cloud and rain periods. There is a spike modeling for tomorrow on some forecasts but it may be a case of busting out the fishing rods and doing a little fish kill today.

Easter Friday and not a whole lot to report. Today is changeover day between groups 4 and 5 so it was a quick blast to "Schoolyards" today for outgoing guests and the hope that the left fires up for incoming crew. Waves are small in the 2-3 foot range and hopefully the spike predicted for Sunday shows up. Overcast and rain periods with medium winds thanks to a localised low pressure.

April fools day indeed! It's raining cats and dogs on the island at the moment, straight down no wind tropical downpour type stuff. The surf kicked enough yesterday to allow a little GT's session (se the pic of Chris Peel above enjoying a school holiday tube) that saw some really fun head high waves. Today April 1 it's hard to know exactly what the waves are doin but it looks like it's a similar (size 3-4 feet) the guests on trip 4 are on second last day and have headed off into the storm for a crack at Schoolyards. Hopefully the weather does the normal Sumatra thing and clears in an hour or two.

There has been a bit of a slow decline in wave heights across the last 48 hours and the pumping conditions of Thursday and Friday have given way to more sedate stuff. The guests have wandered further afield today and have been surfing waves in the 3-4 foot range. Big storm last night and overcast conditions today giving everyone a break from the sun. Coastalwatch report wrapping up the week will be online Monday night don't forget to check it out.

It's been a few days of pretty good surf and the guys from Trip 4 have been having a blast surfing a variety of waves and having a good crack at the bar stock (I have thrown in a shot of the new deck where a bit of relaxation has been going on) Today (Sat) the surf is still hanging around it's around 2 foot out front and the guests have all headed off to Schoolyards chasing some 4-5 footers. The Pic below is at 11.15AM the pic above at 11.15PM. Swell is due to decline for a couple days before a solid rise on Wed, stay posted.

Surf Report 23rd March

Wow a great day for flying a kite and our strongest wind for the year to date. The left is the pick and it's around 2 feet. The swell is due to rise this afternoon so hopefully the Cronulla boys at the lodge get to score some great waves.

Surf Report 22nd March

Well not a whole lot to report today, the wind is offshore round at the left and it's about 3 feet clean and fun as hell. It's a bright sunny day and also plane day where we change over the guests. There's a solid swell due mid week so hopefully we will have some updates then (reporter is headed to Medan for a few days so there will be a gap people) also no pic today due to time constraints … sorry.

Surf Report 20th March.

The swell has kept holding and we are looking at another group of tired guests right now at Telo Lodge, after the feast of rights the left has turned on today and is around 3-5 feet. We have slightly overcast skies and a highish tide cycle for most of the day. The left is blowing light offshore with glassy periods and I'm calling an all day attack there. The pic above was at 11.00AM.

Surf Report 19th March

Well the good waves are still around and this morning at high tide there were still a few out the front in the 4-5 foot range. A predicted wind shift has turned up just now (11.00AM) so the guests are headed round to the left. Slightly overcast with sunny periods and a little light rain early. Anyway have a good Friday arvo and if your in Oz Avagoodweekend!

We scored a nice surprise with the afternoon high tide yesterday and the surf out front at Max's right really turned on and pumped right through until a wind change on dark. It's a glorious sunny day today and all the guests are headed to the left. The photo above was out front around 1.00PM yesterday. Today it's around four feet and still firing.

The surf is pretty much holding at around 3 feet today and hopefully the spike that is predicted kicks in as per the model. The guests have headed over to schoolyards today but there are plent of great waves out front and this should get better on this afternoons rising tide.

GT's, La-ba, Max's Right and Left have offered some amazing waves over the last 10 day, lots of calls have been made "Best waves I've seen", "That was the surf of my life", "Best barrels I've had" I think I even said a few myself. Basically it has ranged from 4ft - 8ft throughout the island chain, light and variable winds and not much tidal movement, PERFECT conditions. Swell is on the decrease as i write this report but there is still a few epic days in this one and it looks like another boomer behind it. All in all a fantastic October so far and possibly one of the best months of the year.

Well we are getting close to September and the back third of our year and it's been a pretty good one. July was pretty much run of the mill with plenty of rainy,windy,flat days interspersed with big long period swells. August was very similar but perhaps the duration of swell was a little longer. As we enter September we are looking at a VERY active Southern Ocean and it looks as though the start of the month is going to fire. September is always a welcome change after the rain and wind of the peak months so we will keep you posted as it happens.

We woke this morning to pouring rain and 20 knot NE winds and a definite rise in swell. by 10 am the clouds started to break and it was off to GTs for some perfect 3-4ft barrels. As i write this report our guests are ripping it up out the front at Maxes Rights, waves in the range of 4-6ft with 2-5 knot off shore winds. Swell is expected to decrease over the next 24 hours then right back up again Sunday threw to Thursday.

Well from our last report on the 17th june it continued to pump in the 6-8ft range all round the island chain for 4 days, very hard to drive away from perfection 100 metres from our beds, we surfed Maxes rights with epic conditions until trip end. news guests scored Laba around the 3-4ft mark and as the swell decreased School Yards and Pinnacles has been lighting up. New SW swell on the charts for friday, it could be better then last week, stay tuned for more updates, it's going to be pumping!!!!!!

Well while it's not confirmed as swell of the year it's certainly pumping and pumping in the front yard. We have surfed a few different spots over the last couple of days and while they have been good best waves in the region have been right on the front doorstep. TK and co from WA have been surfing up a storm and there has been stitches broken boards and lots of smiles. These pics are from today at lunchtime ...enjoy!

It's been a mixed bag for the guests of Trip 11 we had great surf at the start of the trip then things gradually faded off send us to the ER for the last couple days for clean head high fun. The big news is the swell due Monday night is modeling as the biggest of the season to date so we'll keep you posted.

Well it's been a week and the waves are STILL firing! Ando's group have had all the spots going off and will probably hit the wall in a day or two which could be a shame as there is an epic day modeling for Thursday. Winds are light and surf is overhead. Pumping!

Well group 10 are in and away! The suns shining a new swell is running and the left is pumping. ESE wind at the moment so after the great condies at the right out front yesterday (see the shot of the new group arriving in the boat from the airport) guys like Luke Morgan (pictured in a great little pit at the left today) have big smiles and I am guessing Virus is putting extra beer on ice for this arvo.

Well our new swell has come storming in overnight and as group 9 heads out and group comes in the surf is SMOKING! Looks set to hold for a week so expect some great images in the report next few day. Out there!

Well our last swell event has started to ease now but a new one that looks like a cracker is on the way for the weekend. We will keep you posted as it develops. The shot on this page was from last nights epic sunset.

The arvo update.

Driving back in the keyhole from the left out the front was on fire so we have a few going right and a few going left for the afternoon wind is starting to puff from the north so it's rights for afternoon tea.

Wow what a difference a day makes. Bright and sunny this morning and a brand new swell cracking on all the reefs. Out the front is 4-6 foot on the sets and spitting and round at the left it's an aquatic speedway. Lo oks set to hold for a day or so more then back up thurs night. Fingers crossed.

All guests enjoyed solid 3 foot surf at the ER, wind is E -NE at about 5-10 Kts and it looks like a rising swell with the tide.

Death Notice: It is with much regret the staff and management announce the dea th of Mr Trevaley this morning in an unfortunate spear-fishing incident at 19kgs it was a loss morned by all those in the fish family at the ER.:))

Over the last couple of days we've had moderate to strong NW winds blowing across the island chain, Pinnacles, School Yards and our resort break, (Maxes Right) have seen great waves ranging from 3 to 6ft.

Tomorrow shoul d see the same wind and wave patterns ahead of a new SW swell due Thursday afternoon around 5 to 7ft on all the south facing reef passes.

Well the last few days have been pretty good fun. Max's left was lining up on the lower tides and today (4th) the Cronulla boys are surfing before the plane takes em home at lunch time. Swell due mid week for the incoming crew and then a solid looking event showing for the 11th.

Surfed Max's left today 3 feet with the odd bigger one, feels like it's building, check back tomorrow.

Looks like we have a rising SW swell that's gonna be a bell ringer! We'll have a fresh report up Saturday to fill you in, hopefully a few images as well.

Christmas is on it's way and not far behind it is the Telo Island Lodge 2012 season.

We would hate for any of our valued guests to wake up on Christmas morning to find an empty travel sack...

With the success of our 2011 season, there is very little remaining availability for 2012, so there is no better gift to ask for this festive season, than a trip to Telo Island Lodge in 2012.

So our gift to you.....

Confirm and deposit for any NEW 2012 reservation between now and December 22nd, and we will give you a bar voucher to spend on "cheer" at Telo Island Lodge.*

Contact Kellie for availability and don't forget to mention our "Christmas Offer" for more details on this great deal kellie@teloislandlodge.com +61 (0)412 482 655

*Not valid for existing reservations.

2012 availability

Updated 22/09/2011

The 2011 season end is drawing near and those dedicated to our site will have seen, through our surf reports, that the year has provided guests with a fair share of cracking conditions and swells.

2011 season is now fully booked, however we still have some availability in March, May, August & November 2012, so if you are planning a trip in 2012, we suggest you contact us ASAP to avoid disappointment. Please email kellie@teloislandlodge.com for a full list of available dates.

We look forward to hearing from you!

As you all know we did some pretty extensive renos in December so these photos are a quick "Around the grounds" to give you a look at the new outdoor furniture and some of the landscaping. We had a truck full of amazing plants brought in from Medan (you can see two of the cicads at the front door) so our out door areas are looking pretty special. We have also put up a panoramic view of the lounge and dining area so you can check the new furniture. Rooms and bathrooms to come in a couple days.

Ok people the season has been underway for a month or so and we have already had three groups through so it's time to fire up the New, Surf Reports and Newsletters. Stay tuned to watch the site transform across the next month with Daily Reports, Video and a bunch of other stuff. There is an assortment of pics (just put your cursor on the pic for the caption to appear) from Dec-Feb below for you to check out!

Congratulations!

Staff & management at Telo Island Lodge would like to congratulate our Kitchen staff Restu & Taufic, for winning Telo Island Lodge "Department of the year" award for 2010.

Well done guys.

I am sure our guests will agree that this award was well deserved.

Max, Shane & Rianna presenting the award at our recent staff Christmas party.