Mentawai Islands: A Performance surf trip.
Surfing good waves without structure is fun. But it's not progression. Knowing exactly what you're working on? That changes everything.
Mentawai is remote. The waves are world-class. And that's precisely why every single session needs to count.
This trip runs on structure. Twice-daily boat surfing, real-time coaching in the water, video analysis, and on-land simulations — all designed to sharpen your technique, positioning, and decision-making. Led by our most experienced female coaches.
Your base is a private island — @theshadowmentawai— locally owned and run by people born and raised in these islands. An incredible setup with the cutest bungalows right in front of the beach, and a place that matches the intention of the trip.
Logistics? Handled. Getting to the Ments is a mission. Going together makes it something else entirely.
Come ready to work. Leave surfing better. 🤙🏻
9 nights 10 days
2 nights
by the amazing chef at Shadow Mentawai
Transfers from Padang Airport to Padang hotel & to boat harbour
Fast Ferry from Padang to Mentawai and back
Daily surf guiding by our female surf coaches
Daily speed boat twice a day
Technical video analysis of your waves
On-land simulations
All photos & videos taken on the trip will be sent to you
Foundations
focusing on surf mobility, breathwork, and recovery
get to know the locals
A group of female surfers that might become your lifetime crew!
Flights to Padang
(mandatory)
(mandatory)
Padang is the stopover on our way to Ments
like bintangs!
highly recommended
fee you pay on ferries (depends on weight)
Government Surfer Tax Fee (around $120 USD)
Since 2020, we’ve been running progression and performance based surf trips for female surfers ready to move forward in their surfing and put in the work. Confidence and progression come not only from surf sessions, but from combining time in the water with on-land training and practical theory. We are not a wellness retreat. It’s a proper coaching-focused surf trip designed to help you surf better and smarter, alongside other women who also want to take their progression seriously.
