The horseshoe bay of Lagundri, on the southern tip of Nias, is one of the great surf spots on earth. The right-hand point break off Sorake village peels for several hundred metres over a shallow reef, producing long, hollow waves at five to ten feet during the June to October swell season. The wave is forgiving on small days and lethal on big ones — board-snapping in equal measure.
Outside the surf season the bay is calm, the water turquoise, and a string of small losmen (homestays) and warung along the beach makes it an easy place to do nothing for a week. The village of Botohilitano at the back of the bay still has several traditional Nias houses if you tire of the sand.