Coastalwatch Indo Swell Journal: May 10th - 16th, 2010

Presented by Telo Island Lodge.

North Sumatra.

As we hit the mid way point of May, conditions have started to become a little stop-start as is often the case as the year wears on. The early part of the reporting period (Sunday the 9th - Tue 11th) were by far the best waves of the week, with’ the odd 6 footer floating around for those willing to set the rail and pull in. 

This changed radically on the 13th and for those of you who follow Ben McCartney’s Indo Swell Forecast would know what happened next. Most of the computer models predicted 4 meter 19 second swell, but it failed to materialise. (Ben got it right predicting the much smaller conditions that turned up) and was instead replaced by a VERY mixed up junky west swell and 25-30 kt winds. 

Those conditions maintained until this morning (Sunday May 16) but as this report gets typed sunshine and light winds have returned. A quick check of swell models reveals a decent pulse in the next couple of days though, hopefully it will be a repeat of last week when a banging swell and favourable winds combined on report day. Either way we will be back next Monday with the full wrap-up in the Indo Video Swell Journal.

To view the video log onto 

http://www.coastalwatch.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=7548&cateId=88&display=0&title=Indo%20Swell%20Journal.%20May%2010th-16th,%202010.

- Shane Peel.

Tim Watt from the USA slotted at GT's on Sunday the 9th. Photo: Peel

View from the pit at GT's on the arvo of the 9th. Photo: Peel

An empty almost dry bottomed keg on the 9th. Photo: Peel

An offshore mysto reef heaving on the arvo of the 9th. Photo: Peel

Unidentified Indo kid handing around a lesson on how to ride the pit on the 9th at GT's. Photo: Peel

Unidentified Indo kid handing around a lesson on how to ride the pit on the 9th at GT's. Photo: Peel

The reason most of us choose to visit Indonesia on our surfing holidays … clean glassy overhead perfection! Photo: Peel

Timmy Watt normally runs an ER in one of the USA's big city’s here he applies a deft doctors touch to GT's. Photo: Peel

Timmy Watt normally runs an ER in one of the USA's big city’s here he applies a deft doctors touch to GT's. Photo: Peel

The view from the speedboats on the 9th at GT's. Photo: Peel

The view from the speedboats on the 9th at GT's. Photo: Peel