Jimmy's Right surf

Jimmy's Right

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Reef break · Moderate · Best: May–October · All tides
Working best in Sumbawa now Super Suck Epic · 1.5m @ 11s View →
Conditions right now
Epic
Wave
0.9m
Swell
0.8m
11s · SSW
Period
11s
Wind
4 km/h
E · gust 12
Cross-shore
Water
29°C
Air
23°C

Surf report

Tide falling · Low 11:00 AM 0.3m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 0.9 m
0.9m 11s SSW
5 km/h cross
1.1m
9 AM 0.9 m
0.8m 11s SSW
2 km/h off
0.5m
12 PM 0.9 m
0.8m 12s SSW
9 km/h cross
0.3m
3 PM 0.9 m
0.8m 12s SSW
8 km/h on
0.7m
6 PM 1.0 m
0.9m 12s SSW
8 km/h on
0.8m
Best session today
9 AM–11 AM
Offshore 0.8m swell @ 11s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 0.8 1.5 7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 20 40 7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM

Tide

Low 11:00 AM · 0.3m High 5:00 PM · 0.8m Low 11:00 PM · 0.2m High 6:00 AM · 1.2m
L 11 AM H 5 PM L 11 PM H 6 AM L 1 PM H 7 PM L 12 AM 7 AM1 PM7 PM1 AM7 AM1 PM7 PM1 AM

7-day outlook

Best days
Wed, Jun 10
0.9–1.1m
Thu, Jun 11 Best
1.1–1.4m
Fri, Jun 12 Best
1.1–1.4m
Sat, Jun 13
1.1–1.2m
Sun, Jun 14
1.1–1.1m
Mon, Jun 15
1.0–1.1m
Tue, Jun 16
0.8–1.0m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
7 AM 0.9m 0.8m SSW 11s 4 E cross 0.9m
8 AM 0.9m 0.8m SSW 11s 3 E cross 0.7m
9 AM 0.9m 0.8m SSW 11s 2 NE off 0.5m
10 AM 0.9m 0.8m SSW 11s 2 NNW off 0.3m
11 AM 0.9m 0.8m SSW 12s 5 NNW off 0.3m
12 PM 0.9m 0.8m SSW 12s 9 NW cross 0.3m
1 PM 0.9m 0.8m SSW 12s 11 WNW cross 0.4m
2 PM 0.9m 0.8m SSW 12s 10 W cross 0.5m
3 PM 0.9m 0.8m SSW 12s 8 WSW on 0.7m
4 PM 1.0m 0.9m SSW 12s 6 SW on 0.8m
5 PM 1.0m 0.9m SSW 12s 7 S on 0.8m
6 PM 1.0m 0.9m SSW 12s 8 SSE on 0.8m
7 PM 1.0m 0.9m SSW 12s 12 SE cross 0.7m
8 PM 1.0m 0.9m SSW 12s 11 ESE cross 0.5m
9 PM 1.1m 0.9m SSW 12s 11 SE cross 0.4m
10 PM 1.1m 1.0m SSW 13s 11 SE cross 0.3m
11 PM 1.1m 1.0m SSW 13s 10 SE cross 0.2m
12 AM 1.1m 1.0m SSW 13s 9 ESE cross 0.2m
1 AM 1.1m 1.0m SSW 13s 9 ESE cross 0.4m
2 AM 1.1m 1.1m SSW 13s 8 ESE cross 0.6m
3 AM 1.2m 1.1m SSW 13s 7 ESE cross 0.8m
4 AM 1.2m 1.1m SSW 13s 5 ESE cross 1.0m
5 AM 1.2m 1.2m SSW 13s 3 ESE cross 1.2m
6 AM 1.2m 1.2m SSW 13s 2 ESE cross 1.2m

About Jimmy's Right

Jimmy's Right es un reef break potente y hueco en la zona de Hu'u, Sumbawa, que genera paredes rápidas y con pegada, ideales para surfistas avanzados en busca de barrels de calidad. La ola rompe sobre un arrecife afilado y puede ofrecer derechas largas y exigentes cuando el swell se alinea bien. El pico suele estar poco concurrido en comparación con otros spots más famosos de Indonesia, recompensando a quienes están dispuestos a hacer el viaje. Respeta el arrecife y prepárate para las graves consecuencias que pueden traer las series más grandes.

Local knowledge

Hazards

El arrecife es extremadamente poco profundo y tiene filos de navaja con marea baja — las caídas en series sólidas pueden provocar laceraciones graves, y los erizos de mar acechan en las grietas del arrecife, por lo que vale la pena considerar el uso de escarpines. Una fuerte corriente lateral recorre el arrecife en swells grandes, lo que hace fácil quedar fuera de posición o ser arrastrado hacia la sección interior rocosa; conoce tu salida antes de remar hacia afuera. El tráfico de embarcaciones pesqueras y algún que otro barco de traslado cruza el canal, así que mantente alerta al remar hacia el lineup.

Getting there

El pueblo de Hu'u es la base — la mayoría de los surfistas se alojan en alguno de los losmen o surf camps locales cerca de Lakey Peak y llegan a Jimmy's Right en un corto trayecto en ojek (mototaxi) o caminando por la pista de tierra hacia el oeste. La entrada se hace por el canal en el interior del arrecife; calcula tu remada hacia afuera entre series y apunta hacia el agua más profunda al sur del pico para evitar ser arrastrado sobre el coral. Hay un par de warungs cerca del área de Lakey Peak donde puedes conseguir comida y bebida, pero lleva agua si vas a pasar una sesión larga en este extremo de la bahía.

Board

En los días habituales de 3 a 5 pies, tu shortboard de rendimiento habitual es perfecto para tallar las paredes rápidas, pero trae un step-up (6'4"–6'8", con volumen extra y algo más de rocker) cuando llegue un groundswell sólido de 6 pies o más y los barrels se pongan largos y pesados. Deja el fish en casa — esta ola premia una tabla que pueda proyectarse a través de una sección que emboca fuerte, no una que se desestabilice en el take-off.

Localism

mellow — relaxed vibe.

Where to go now

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Surfing in Sumbawa

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Sumbawa is Indonesia's rugged middle child, sitting east of Lombok and west of Flores, and it remains one of the archipelago's last genuine surf frontiers. Where Bali hums with traffic and beach clubs, Sumbawa offers dry savannah hills, empty white-sand bays, dusty roads and fishing villages where life still moves at its own pace.

✈️Getting there

Most surfers reach Sumbawa overland and by ferry from Bali or Lombok. The classic route is Bali to Lombok, then drive across Lombok to Kayangan and take the public ferry to Poto Tano in West Sumbawa (roughly 1.5–2 hours). From Poto Tano it's a 1–2 hour drive to the Maluk/Sekongkang surf zone.

🛵Getting around

Once on Sumbawa, a scooter is the cheapest and most flexible way to reach nearby breaks, and many surf camps in Maluk and Hu'u rent them with board racks. Roads on the main routes are decent, but expect potholes, livestock, dust in the dry season and stretches of rough or unsealed track to remote bays.

🌤️Climate & season

Sumbawa has a dry, hot tropical climate, drier and more arid than Bali, with two clear seasons. The dry season runs roughly April to October — this is prime surf time, with cleaner conditions, consistent groundswell and steady offshore-to-cross trade winds in the mornings.