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 beginners: 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 beginner 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: Intermediate Expert

Spot

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Lances left2.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

7 ft1171 kJ

7 ft971 kJ

6 ft480 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

5 ft980 kJ

7 ft1255 kJ

6 ft815 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lances left, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 shollow	1,171kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 shollow	971kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	6 ft9 shollow	480kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	4 ft13 shollow	374kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	21, poor	5 ft14 shollow	980kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft13 shollow	1,255kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	19, poor	6 ft12 shollow	815kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	27°C

Lances Right0 kmabout 5 min by carExperts only

3 ft288 kJ

3 ft197 kJ

2 ft99 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

3 ft274 kJ

3 ft289 kJ

3 ft211 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lances Right, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft12 shollow	288kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	3 ft11 shollow	197kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft10 shollow	99kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	2 ft6 shollow	40kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	3 ft14 shollow	274kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	3 ft13 shollow	289kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	3 ft12 shollow	211kJ	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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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aaron's30.3 kmabout 55 min by carIntermediate and up

7 ft1215 kJ

7 ft961 kJ

6 ft429 kJ

4 ft116 kJ

5 ft1144 kJ

7 ft1305 kJ

6 ft988 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at aaron's, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 scrumbling	1,215kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 scrumbling	961kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	21, poor	6 ft9 smushy	429kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	4 ft6 smushy	116kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	18, poor	5 ft15 scrumbling	1,144kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft13 scrumbling	1,305kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 scrumbling	988kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	28°C

Seven Palms42.5 kmabout 1h 15 by carIntermediate and up

7 ft1139 kJ

7 ft923 kJ

5 ft360 kJ

4 ft114 kJ

5 ft1070 kJ

6 ft1254 kJ

6 ft777 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Seven Palms, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 shollow	1,139kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 shollow	923kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	5 ft9 shollow	360kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	114kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	5 ft15 shollow	1,070kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	28°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft13 shollow	1,254kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	36, fair	6 ft12 shollow	777kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	27°C

Katiet, Indonesia