Beng Beng, Mentawai
Mentawai surf guide › Beng Beng
Beng Beng is a really fun left that works mainly on small and medium days. Named after the chocolate bar, it is just as sweet: a performance track for turns, good for everyone from longboarders and beginners who can already surf a bit, to intermediates and even advanced surfers. It is about 20 minutes by boat from Hidden Bay.
How Beng Beng breaks
Beng Beng is best at very low tide, when the wave lines up perfectly all the way to the end. It works with southwest swells and southeast to east winds, which blow offshore; south swells rarely get in. It is at its best on small and medium days.
The setting is beautiful too: filmed from the boat, you see the palm trees lined up behind the wave.
Who Beng Beng is for
Almost everyone. Longboarders and beginners who already have some surfing experience get a friendly, long left; intermediates and advanced surfers get a performance track to link turn after turn. It is a great option on smaller days and in the low season.
Read our month-by-month guide: best time to surf Mentawai.
Local tips for Beng Beng
Beng Beng is a performance track: long, friendly walls where you can draw lines and link turn after turn.
- Surf it at very low tide. That is when the wave lines up perfectly all the way to the end.
- Get out early. Kick out before the wave closes on the last section: the reef there is very shallow and sharp.
- Bring the camera. Filmed from the boat, the palm trees line up behind the wave.
Watch Beng Beng
Beng Beng wave guide
Beng Beng 2024: fun lefts
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Surfing Beng Beng from Hidden Bay
We don’t run the boat by the clock. Our guides follow the forecast, the wind and more than 12 years of local knowledge to put you on Beng Beng when it’s at its best, and on another wave when it isn’t. Featured Trips average 6 surfers per boat, never more than 8, and with so many breaks close by we can split groups by level.
Every session ends back in our private bay: a chef’s kitchen, ocean-facing rooms with AC and hot water, and a gym with a physical trainer. With the surf video package, we film your sessions, so you can watch your waves at Beng Beng the same evening.
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Beng Beng FAQ
Where is Beng Beng?
In the northern Mentawai Islands, about 20 minutes by boat from Hidden Bay Resort.
Why is it called Beng Beng?
It is named after the Indonesian chocolate bar, because it is just as sweet.
Is Beng Beng good for beginners and longboarders?
Yes. It suits longboarders and beginners who already have some surfing experience, as well as intermediates and advanced surfers.
What are the best conditions for Beng Beng?
Southwest swell with southeast to east winds, on small to medium days, best at very low tide. South swells rarely get in.
Is Beng Beng dangerous?
Watch the last section: kick out before the wave closes, because the reef there is very shallow and very sharp.
Surf Beng Beng with us
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