As wonderful as Indonesia’s reputation is, there are waves around the region most surfers wouldn’t touch with a 10-foot pole. Located on the far corner of Western Sumatra, Nias is home to many magnificent spectacles, including one of the most beautiful, most hollow right-handers in the world. For starters, Nias has a frightening signature takeoff that requires those ballsy enough to air drop out of the sky and sneak under the lip with just inches separating a surfer and the razor sharp reef below. However, if you make it, the rewards are eternal. Here’s Brazil’s Diego Santos manhandling Nias and making it look way, way too easy. Trust us, it’s not.
