Beach or Coast In Mentawai is one of the best surfing beaches in the world. Mentawai located in the state of Indonesia, is a coastal area with great waves for surfing sports. Mentawai beach is renowned as the best place to surf in the world.
Mentawai Islands, located in the region of Sumatra island frequented by the surfers, Mentawai Beach has an advantage compared with other beaches in Indonesia and by organizations designated as water surfing place that has the third best wave after Hawaii and Tahiti. Geographically Mentawai Islands has a long coastline of about 758 km.
The potential and advantages of the Mentawai Islands is the rolling waves and a very suitable place for water surfing (surfing). Mentawai famous began in the mid 90's, a few surfers who came from Australia to see the waves that is very good and very suitable for surfing. The surfer finally disseminate the findings and some of them even to some beach resorts to serve tourists who want to surf in the Mentawai.
almost every year, Mentawai organized event called the Mentawai Surfing World Champions Series, which is scheduled each week in August. With this championship, visited Mentawai tourists who want to test the Mentawai surf, and can be followed around 3000 foreign tourists in 2007.
To ensure the comfort and safety of the surfers, managers and local governments set up some facilities. Some of the facilities of the most important supporters was determined 60 exclusive spots scattered waves in various parts of the island. Exclusive surf spot is where the surf that users are limited to 10 people. This is to avoid accidents that may occur when the crash when the surfer to act.
