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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For surfers, the Mentawai Islands are like Disneyland. The Indonesian archipelago, situated off the western coast of Sumatra, boasts a smorgasbord of waves, catering to varying skill levels, swell ...

Stay on land in the Mentawais and you may face the following dilemma: You're surfing a perfect left reef, off a small palm fringed island. A single charter boat motors away, leaving you alone in the ...

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 ...

American surfer Mikala Jones died over the weekend after his femoral artery was severed in a freak accident while surfing in the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia, according to family. He was 44. Jones, ...

Last week 47-year-old Aaron Beveridge went missing after snapping his leash during a big day at Main Break Margaret River. Only a few days later, with the next round of solid Indian Ocean swell ...

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 ...

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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 ...