About Katiet

Katiet is a town in West Sumatra, Indonesia. From Katiet you can reach 4 surf spots, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Lances Right, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is PDG, 182 km away.

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Staying in Katiet

12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: PDG, 182 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Katiet. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Katiet each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Spot

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Lances left2.4 kmabout 5 min by car

7 ft1061 kJ

7 ft961 kJ

5 ft466 kJ

3 ft137 kJ

5 ft1082 kJ

6 ft1194 kJ

6 ft776 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lances left, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 shollow	1,061kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 shollow	961kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	5 ft9 shollow	466kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	3 ft8 shollow	137kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	5 ft15 shollow	1,082kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft13 shollow	1,194kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	19, poor	6 ft12 shollow	776kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	27°C

Lances Right0 kmabout 5 min by carExperts only

3 ft245 kJ

3 ft198 kJ

2 ft94 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

3 ft265 kJ

3 ft284 kJ

3 ft203 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lances Right, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	3 ft11 shollow	245kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	3 ft11 shollow	198kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	2 ft9 shollow	94kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	2 ft6 shollow	29kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	3 ft14 shollow	265kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	28°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	3 ft13 shollow	284kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	3 ft12 shollow	203kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Katiet, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

These spots are more than 20 km from Katiet. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Sun 25

Seven Palms42.5 kmabout 1h 15 by car

6 ft1023 kJ

6 ft888 kJ

5 ft467 kJ

4 ft121 kJ

5 ft1097 kJ

6 ft1212 kJ

6 ft837 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Seven Palms, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 shollow	1,023kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 shollow	888kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	5 ft9 shollow	467kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	4 ft7 smushy	121kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	5 ft15 shollow	1,097kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft13 shollow	1,212kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	36, fair	6 ft12 shollow	837kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	27°C

aaron's30.3 kmabout 55 min by car

6 ft1081 kJ

7 ft943 kJ

6 ft468 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

5 ft1144 kJ

6 ft1263 kJ

5 ft785 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at aaron's, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 scrumbling	1,081kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 scrumbling	943kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	6 ft9 smushy	468kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	21, poor	5 ft15 scrumbling	1,144kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft13 scrumbling	1,263kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	36, fair	5 ft12 scrumbling	785kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	28°C

Katiet, Indonesia