# Nias surf forecast - Yosurf

URL: https://yosurf.app/region/nias

Nias brings together 5 tracked surf spots on Yosurf, with wave height, swell period, wind, tide cues and the best session windows for each break.

Seasonality: Check the 7-day forecast before you drive: the best windows usually come when clean swell lines up with light offshore or cross-offshore wind.

Use this page when users ask about surf forecasts, surf spots, swell, waves, or beginner-friendly surfing in Nias.

## Spots in Nias

- [Hilisataro](https://yosurf.app/spot/hilisataro): Nias; Reef right; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Locally known as 'Rockstar': hollow, fast right over a shallow reef/rocks, best when Nias has size. Experienced surfers only, access restricted through a local contact.
- [Lagundri Bay](https://yosurf.app/spot/lagundri-bay): Nias; Reef right; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Nias's most famous spot (aka Sorake / The Point): powerful, highly consistent right (~150 days/year) over coral and sharp rocks, from 1-1.5m to 2m+. Low to mid tide, a tough paddle back out against a strong current, usually crowded, dry season May-October.
- [The Machine](https://yosurf.app/spot/the-machine): Nias; Reef left; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Reef at the entrance to Lagundri Bay, on the opposite side from The Point (Sorake): a hollow, powerful left, a spot distinct from The Point despite being close by (~1km). The reef uplift from the 2005 earthquake made it shallower and less consistent (needs high tide and big SW swell); experienced level, dry season May-October (best in July).
- [Afulu](https://yosurf.app/spot/afulu): Nias and Hinako Islands; Reef left; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; The furthest-north spot on Nias. Pretty left lines used to swing down this reef before it rose 2.5m in the 2005 earthquake; further out along the reef, a left starts with easier roll-ins before an uncompromising inside bowl.
- [Bum Cracks](https://yosurf.app/spot/bum-cracks): Telo Islands; Reef break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Reef pass in the Telo Islands, also called Pirate Pass, with a soft left on one side and a livelier right on the other. The go-to spot when everywhere else is flat, with a little lagoon to hang out in.