Accommodations

Common areas have oversized ceiling fans, which generally provide adequate cooling with the wind, while all rooms have ductless AC and cooling fans. With a 28 kilowatt solar system, and 20 kilowatt Turbines generating electricity 24/7, and a large battery backup, the resort has so much power it is necessary to run the AC to use the power created.

Common areas include upstairs kitchen and living room – where chef Mango will be cooking up a storm as you come home from your surf sessions, coffee ready 24/7, and beers, water and soda cold year round. Large TV for post-surf photo viewing events, and a large square table for all the meals. Martin generally has one rule on boat trips – wear a shirt at dinner. The family style dinners become one of the highlights of the trips (aside from the tubes, of course). With Beran essentially having a rotating door of the most interesting players in the surf, as well as world stage, old captain’s tales of shipwrecks, treasure, the search for Amelia Earheart, every night you will hear stories of surf and history, while enjoying freshly caught fish, vegetables grown in the garden, in addition to imported ingredients for specialty diets (low carb, vegan, vegetarian, etc).

Decks with views of the surf surround the resort so you can enjoy a morning coffee and watch the swell fill in as you wait for freshly cooked breakfast, or help yourself to fruit, toast, cereals available all morning.

The Surf

The surf surrounding the atoll is the best in the Marshall’s. In 2006, Martin Daly spent 6 months going to every single atoll and reef pass in the Marshall Islands. While he found breaks in other atolls, the waves around Beran are by far the best.

Most people try to make comparisons to Martin’s greatest discovery, the Mentawai Islands. The surf in the Marshall’s gets as good as anything in the Mentawai Islands on the better days – the world’s best surfers have made numerous strike trips to Beran over the past few seasons, in particular to get score at the heavier break, described as a down-the-line Backdoor.

The surf in the Marshalls is predominantly right handers and is as good as anywhere we have ever seen. Surf ranges from “gentleman” waves to smokin’ barrels. North West to North East swells are most frequent between mid-October to mid-April. There are still waves to be discovered, but after 10 solid seasons, watching the wind, tides, and swell, the Beran crew have a very good idea of the best place to go based on the conditions. There are south swell spots that get waves occasionally during the Summer but it is the northern Pacific winter storms that provide 90% of the waves with up to 6 swells a month during the peak of the season. There is also a consistent 10 second NE windswell from the Trades that fetch across from the eastern Pacific and provides fun waves between solid groundswells.

Swell forecasting is reliable and the Beran crew can normally tell a week out what is in store. The wind is predominantly offshore and at times can be pretty constant over 15 knots but the surf handles it well plus you can break out the Windsurf or Kite gear. If you want consistent Mentawai like oily conditions then the Marshalls is not for you. If you like surfing real waves with no one else, like clear water, fishing, diving, want to try towing into empty perfect waves and love playing in the ocean in a pristine environment then the Marshalls should not be missed.

Activities

The areas on and surrounding Beran Island are a waterman’s paradise. Surf off the island, follow the swell by taking one of the boats to a reef pass, dive wrecks and pristine reefs, fish for marlin, explore empty sandy coconut islands. We guarantee you will never have a lack of activities and will always be stoked.