On August 1, the Mentawai Government Tourism Department enacted a "surf tax" for the island chain's ample supply of A+ lineups. Visiting surfers will be required to pay $77 USD for a 15-day stay and ...

A collection of islets off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, the Mentawai Islands bear the brunt of the Indian Ocean’s fury, which means one thing to surfers: a tantalizing abundance of waves. “Every ...

I am a terrible surfer. Let that be stated now. Dropping into my first perfectly forming left-hand roller at Beng Beng’s, a popular surf break in Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands, I was about as terrified ...

Not long ago, villagers on the remote Mentawai island chain off the west coast of Sumatra lived without electricity, cell phone reception, and even a local government. But, as has happened to many ...

Known as one of the hardest working surfers out there, Brazilian great, Adriano de Souza, is always striving to learn and evolve his surfing. While on the Red Bull Minor Threat project, four junior ...

From here it’s a short boat ride to waves including Tikus, G4, Hookers, Icelands, Suicides and Telescopes. The price includes ...

Over the last few years, one can identify several Japanese-born pro surfers who bring various flavors and approaches to the pro surfing table. Kaito Ohashi, Amuro Tsuzuki, Hiroto Ohhara and Reno Inaba ...

Shots have been fired at the famous Mentawais surf break of Macaronis. Steve Sewell, the skipper of the boat 'Huey 1,' recounted the incident to GrindTV. Shots have been fired at the Mentawais surf ...