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 experts: 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 expert 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.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Lances left2.4 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft479 kJ

7 ft1083 kJ

7 ft961 kJ

5 ft466 kJ

4 ft482 kJ

6 ft1170 kJ

6 ft1175 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lances left, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, too small	4 ft13 shollow	479kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	7 ft11 shollow	1,083kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	7 ft11 shollow	961kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	5 ft9 shollow	466kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	4 ft14 shollow	482kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	53, good	6 ft14 shollow	1,170kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	28°C
Sat 24Oct	64, good	6 ft13 shollow	1,175kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	27°C

Lances Right0 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft87 kJ

3 ft245 kJ

3 ft198 kJ

2 ft94 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

3 ft265 kJ

3 ft284 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lances Right, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	2 ft9 shollow	87kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
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

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.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

aaron's30.3 kmabout 55 min by car

4 ft567 kJ

6 ft1081 kJ

7 ft943 kJ

6 ft468 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

5 ft1144 kJ

6 ft1234 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at aaron's, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, too small	4 ft13 smushy	567kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	56, good	6 ft12 scrumbling	1,081kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	7 ft11 scrumbling	943kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	6 ft9 smushy	468kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	48, good	5 ft15 scrumbling	1,144kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	64, good	6 ft13 scrumbling	1,234kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	28°C

Seven Palms42.5 kmabout 1h 15 by car

4 ft530 kJ

6 ft1040 kJ

6 ft888 kJ

5 ft467 kJ

4 ft121 kJ

6 ft1254 kJ

6 ft1212 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Seven Palms, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, too small	4 ft12 shollow	530kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	56, good	6 ft12 shollow	1,040kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	6 ft11 shollow	888kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	5 ft9 shollow	467kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	4 ft7 smushy	121kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	50, good	6 ft14 shollow	1,254kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	61, good	6 ft13 shollow	1,212kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	27°C

Katiet, Indonesia