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Padang located at West Sumatra, Indonesia, directly opposite the world famous surf site, the Mentawai Archipelago.  Padang is good for diving, surfing and cultural (MinangKabau) visit but the most well-known is still Nasi Padang (Padang meal) - where you can finds everywhere around Indonesia (Bali too).

 

Information about dive Padang [click to read]

 

Information about surf Padang [click to read]

for a more detail map, click to maps.googles (Padang, Indonesia)

 

 

- The Dive (general): calm sea, water temp: 29C (year round), no to moderate current, with swell underwater, uw visibitily 10 - 30+m, great to visit whole year round, best October - March (less swell, less surge). A few wrecks is interesting but only good to dive when it's not raining as it's very close to mainland, any washout will worsen the visibility uw.

 

 

- The Surf: all range - from beach break, point break, river mouth breaks, bombara wave for beginner to intermediate level. 29C paradise water, best April - September. Wave height can ranged to an average of 1 metre (3ft) wave (left and right) to a good 2.5 metre wave. Pantai Air manis, Muara Penjalinan, Pasir Jambak, Karang Garbu-o are some of the surf sites that has easy access from town.

 

For more advanced surfer, Padang is the gateway to Mentawai Achipelago for the glassy big wave and tube (barrel)! wait for our surf package!).

 

If you are interested to stay in our guest house, do refer to the images below and contact us :)

 

3 days 2 nights dive package

 

4 days 3 nights dive package

 

Padang dive sites black n white

 

Surf course

 

Leisure surf trip

          Click on images below to see the waves around Padang

          Guesthouse images will be uploaded soon :)

         

 

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