"There were three people in the lineup when we arrived, Ollie and two others who had taken the feral boat option and their chances with the swell. They were all wearing full wetsuits, booties and helmets and it wasn’t because it was cold!

The waves in this area will produce some of the best barrels of your life. Steaming freight trains with several sections to punch through and get spat out of. The only catch is, if you fall it’s pretty much a guaranteed trip across the reef, a sharp reef, with gnarly holes, just waiting to eat surfboards and skin. Around these parts, for every bit of pleasure, you can expect an equal part of pain."

The above extract was written by Joel Coleman from Saltmotion who took the accompanyting photos too. Joel recently returned from a trip organised by The Perfect Wave to one of the least traversed parts of the Indonesian archipelago. If you'd like to organise a 2013 surf charter check out The Perfect Wave's earlybird deal.

If you'd like to read Joel's full report on the trip, and watch a video of the waves, click here.