Meranti Bay is only a small village located with Kampar River muara located in the waters of the Malaka Straat, this small-golong village, has social facilities such as markets, docks, food stalls and equipped with a number of village devices offices. There are several residents who have provided their home rooms to be a simple lodging.
The small village has now evolved into tourist destinations, especially for surfers because there is a huge wave that is similar to tsunamis in the very challenging Kampar River, which is by the local community known Bono. Bono’s wave that formed a large wave in its peak River muara can reach five to six meters. On the waves, surfers gliding joys brings the spirit of exclusion and freedom. The bono wave is different from the sea wave, because the method of the wave in the Kampar River is also not the same as the causes of the waves in the sea.
The bono wave began to be formed when the sea water experienced the pair rises at a large month, which is characterized by a sagging sound and happily.
BONO IN TELUK MERANTI Bay Meranti After aggravating time more 5 hours in line via the land of Pekanbaru, finally arrived also at a village, the wooden houses stand up upright without the planned layout of space first
BONO IN TELUK MERANTI Bay Meranti After raising more 5 hours in line via the ground from Pekanbaru, finally arrived also in a village, the wooden houses stand upright without any planned space first
At that time the mass of water paired in the Malaka Cellat was collected in the bay, then because the bay was no longer able to hold the sea water, he created a strong salvation in the muara-muara river direction in Riau such as Rokan Hilir and Kampar.
The sea water that brings hydrodynamic energy that is lately hit the current of the Kampar River that flows from the opposite direction. The two-current meeting has stirred the sedimentation of the shallow river muara as well as digesting old trees on the riverside. It also forms a wave at its peak can reach six meters.
From the muara, the energy of the pair can create a wave of as far as 30 km in the direction of the hulu, before then it is neutralized by the spreading parts of the river (teluk) and the slope that reduces its strength. Although the wave has been lost as far as 30 km, but the current moves at a speed is approximately 40 km/h it still keeps the energy by reverseing the flow of the river up to 30 km again to the hulu and causing the flooding in the settlements passed away.
Endrik Erpen, surfers from Bali showed his action while following the professional bono surf competition in Kampar River, Riau Pelal.
BONO IN TELUK MERANTI Meranti Bay After raising more 5 hours in line via land from Pekanbaru, finally arrived also in a village, the wooden house stood up upright without the planned layout of the room first
Despite being dangerous but Bono Waves are well known among international surfers as waves in the world’s longest and best rivers.
BONO IN TELUK MERANTI Bay Meranti After raising time more 5 hours in line via land from Pekanbaru, finally arrived also in a village, the wooden house stood upright without any planned space first
BONO IN TELUK MERANTI Bay Meranti After heading up to 5 hours, there is also more than 5 hours in the wood room
Text & photo : Rony Muharrman
