Surf trip somewhere in late Oct early Dec

Always difficult to find somewhere that's guaranteed a high percentage of good quality days.

Indo is normally one of your better options all year round (obviously, local winds pending for which breaks you're looking at). End of the year you're starting to looking at more monsoonal weather patterns (W/NW winds) so keep this in mind. 

How about the Philippines?

Or.. for something different, Taiwan?

I echo Bens sentiments.

Phillipines or Southern Taiwan.

Plenty of late season typhoon swell still swirling around in the pacific and maybe even some north swell will start to show up.

There, or the Ments, pretty much guaranteed waves in Indo.

I think you would be rolling the dice on the Banyaks, if i was looking at the areas of Sumatra id be looking at Mentawais playgrounds area even if its tiny at least you have burger world, far from an epic wave but still heaps of fun think a Noosa pt, or even up Simeulue or Sth Sumatra are consistent in shoulder to off season.

In my experience Oct-Nov can be a shitty time of the year in Sumatra anyway, yeah sure you always have a chance of getting good waves, but I've also been out there that time of year and been totally skunked nothing over three foot with long periods of tiny conditions and devil winds and storms.

Go east of Bali...as far east as you can hop.

Shit! Did I just give some surf-related advice?? New year...

If you're all about consistency... I'd say ppass is too risky for a week. Could get lucky and be at least head high or bigger for a whole week. Could also get unlucky and have no waves for a week straight. Particularly if it's October/early November.
Same goes for Taiwan but you'll prob be surfing mostly alone if you're going searching.
Haven't been to the Phillipines.
Any of the regional swell magnets in Indonesia would be a good bet.

A week

I missed the length of the trip, shit a week is nothing lots of places take a day or two too get too or back from, id take that into consideration.

Dont know much about PNG but expect it would have the same hit and miss lucky dip factor.

That time of year IMO keep your money local. I'm not going to give to much away but any of our coastlines that face west which is really narrowing it down for you and any where west of the Vicco border , the further west the better. Pack the wagon grab ya mates and get some of that southern ocean juice!

No!

PNG (Kavieng) not before Christmas day IMO, but it's high on the 'experience' factor - very laid back. Can still be flat for a week at a time though. Before Christmas day is hit and miss, but every time i've been there (a fair few times) Christmas day through new years seems to switch on. Crowd should be minimal to non-existent.

Sorry - just saw you said Vanimo!

went to png kavieng at the end of oct in 2010, good Indo quality waves, but long waits between sets. 10 wave sets then 10-15 min wait. Had 4 days of good surf, then it went dead flat for four days. But un crowded and laid back.

G-Land.

Agree G-land....just to easy and i have never heard of anyone getting skunked ....some wrong direction days for a perfect G-Land lineup...or some dicky winds but rarely flat .
Have a look at Bobbys Gland instagram ....some pics from late October swell.

Have a few sequences of an epic speedies day one september, freeride was there too.I had to toss up between buying this sequence and another of a guy named Michael charging 8 foot speedies on a 5'8 fish.All photos by John at bobbies, sorry i forget his last name.

Everyone complained the photos didnt do that day justice. :)

That you gs? Epic shots! So sick

Not me goofy, i hardly knew that guy but travelled back with him on the way back to Bali. Excellent surfer and tough as nails. I have a few of me but id rather not show them on here.

Oh yeah October does get good,later on in that trip (and other trips too) in my photobucket we scored some really fun days in october between kongs moneys and speedies, speedies even at 1 foot is an excellent wave if the directions right.

If it's just a week long trip just don't book anything until you see the forecast for that week. Pick the spot thats looking most likely to have swell for the week and off ya go

So you bought photos of other people? That's pretty keen. They're not exactly cheap.

Keramas?

Goofy yeah i bought highlights of other people and some friends of mine and most of my own photos with a deal of $200 for the lot. Good times good memories..
oh yeah October might have some south and south westerly winds sometimes but still gets pretty good imo when the winds cooperate. better than a lot of people think.

Yeah good to look back on, good stuff

Good to hear back on surf trip reports, would have loved to have heard more about the waves and setup and people.