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Surf waves with no one else but your friends
in a wild, untouched region of the Solomon Islands The best surfing season in Solomon Islands happens from October to March when ground swells march down from the North Pacific and predominately south west winds make for clean off shore waves. May to August the trade wind season generates smaller, however consistent surf from the southeast. The most favourable winds for the northern side of the island are from SW through S to E. If you are a wave hunter, watch out for cyclones in the Coral Sea which can bring great waves to the island's south side. Waves form on the coral reefs in a series of reef passes. Waves vary according to swell direction and prevailing wind. What is a long, predictable, peeling wave in an easterly swell can be a wild ledging peak in a northerly. Inside corners come alive as a big swell swings around the outside reef, often tucked away from the wind. Water is a warm 28-30 C year round. There can be flat spells, generally 14 days ensures quality, giving you time for exploration, relaxation, and so many other activities that are typical for life in the Solomons too. Depending on your experience and mood, our guides will take you where you want to go in 22 feet solid, fibreglass boats with outboards and are keen as you to surf. They have grown up here and their knowledge of the ocean is total. Two boat excursions per day, usually morning and evening, are part of your daily tariff. Extra boat trips are available - night diving, fishing, village visits, crocodile watching, however you may be asked to pay petrol. Surf breaks Lulu’s left (Kale) and Glen’s right (Kale) is located 10 minutes boat ride north west from Kagata Village stay. Here the waves are long right and also left handed waves. It breaks over a deep reef, and handles some big swell as well. Kukudaka - left and right 5 minutes north of the Kagata. Long, powerful, but not heavy, and the wave loops round the circular end of the reef. Fun! Koropagho rights (Maristas) and Kologhose lefts 15 minutes north west, Maristas in particular is a long hollow wave, but gentle on middle to higher tides. Korapagho is shorter, but is longer on the right swell. Ritamala rights and lefts are coral shoreline breaks on the south side of the island. They only work when swell arrives from the Coral Sea, but are superb. There are other breaks, and can be great alternatives in big swell or when winds are unfavourable. Each of the reef passes has a right and left
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