
The area commonly known as West Sumatra is simply the western side of central Sumatra. The mainland of Sumatra is broken into two main regions, North Sumatra and South Sumatra, the island hosts 52 spoken languages and a wide variety of cultures and religions. Surfers today are beginning to gain access to what was once inaccessible to most including previously unexplored surf destinations. In recent decades, Sumatra has become more developed with growing infrastructure. You can expect, in fact guarantee, near-epic surf from March to November. Home to a wealth of world-class waves, various regions, and barrels galore, Sumatra is a true swell magnet with a phenomenal amount of coastline open to the Indian Ocean.

The largest island in Indonesia (sixth largest island in the world) and a veritable paradise for surfers across the globe, Sumatra sits nestled into the Indonesian archipelago just northwest of Java and due south of Malaysia. As you read this, somewhere in Sumatra, a near perfect wave sits empty barrelling across a shelf of live tropical reef.
