Little Bingin surf

Little Bingin

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Reef break · Moderate · Best: May–October · All tides
Working best in Sumbawa now Lakey Peak Good · 1.6m @ 9s View →
Conditions right now
Good
Wave
1.3m
Swell
1.3m
9s · SSW
Period
9s
Wind
2 km/h
E · gust 5
Cross-shore
Water
29°C
Air
25°C

Surf report

Tide falling · Low 4:00 AM -1.0m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 1.3 m
1.2m 9s SSW
4 km/h cross
-0.6m
9 AM 1.2 m
1.2m 9s SSW
1 km/h on
0.9m
12 PM 1.2 m
1.2m 9s SSW
16 km/h on
0.9m
3 PM 1.1 m
1.1m 9s SSW
11 km/h on
-0.2m
6 PM 1.1 m
1.1m 9s SSW
8 km/h off
0.1m
Best session today
6 AM–8 AM
Cross-shore 1.2m swell @ 9s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 1.0 2.0 12 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 20 40 12 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Tide

Low 4:00 AM · -1.0m High 11:00 AM · 1.2m Low 4:00 PM · -0.4m High 10:00 PM · 1.8m
L 4 AM H 11 AM L 4 PM H 10 PM L 5 AM H 11 AM L 5 PM 12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

7-day outlook

Best days
Tue, Oct 27 Best
1.1–1.3m
Wed, Oct 28
0.9–1.1m
Thu, Oct 29
0.7–0.9m
Fri, Oct 30
0.7–0.8m
Sat, Oct 31
0.7–0.8m
Sun, Nov 1
0.7–0.7m
Mon, Nov 2
0.7–0.9m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
12 AM 1.3m 1.3m SSW 9s 2 E cross 1.0m
1 AM 1.3m 1.3m SSW 9s 4 E cross 0.4m
2 AM 1.3m 1.3m SSW 9s 5 E cross -0.2m
3 AM 1.3m 1.3m SSW 9s 5 E cross -0.7m
4 AM 1.3m 1.3m SSW 9s 5 ESE cross -1.0m
5 AM 1.3m 1.3m SSW 9s 4 E cross -0.9m
6 AM 1.3m 1.2m SSW 9s 4 E cross -0.6m
7 AM 1.2m 1.2m SSW 9s 4 E cross -0.1m
8 AM 1.2m 1.2m SSW 9s 3 ESE cross 0.4m
9 AM 1.2m 1.2m SSW 9s 1 SW on 0.9m
10 AM 1.2m 1.2m SSW 9s 7 W cross 1.1m
11 AM 1.2m 1.2m SSW 9s 13 WSW on 1.2m
12 PM 1.2m 1.2m SSW 9s 16 WSW on 0.9m
1 PM 1.2m 1.2m SSW 9s 14 WSW on 0.6m
2 PM 1.2m 1.1m SSW 9s 10 WSW on 0.1m
3 PM 1.1m 1.1m SSW 9s 11 W on -0.2m
4 PM 1.1m 1.1m SSW 9s 11 WNW cross -0.4m
5 PM 1.1m 1.1m SSW 9s 12 WNW cross -0.3m
6 PM 1.1m 1.1m SSW 9s 8 NNW off 0.1m
7 PM 1.1m 1.1m SSW 9s 4 NE off 0.6m
8 PM 1.1m 1.1m SSW 9s 8 E off 1.1m
9 PM 1.1m 1.1m SSW 9s 10 E cross 1.6m
10 PM 1.1m 1.1m SSW 9s 8 E cross 1.8m
11 PM 1.1m 1.1m SSW 9s 9 E cross 1.7m

About Little Bingin

Little Bingin en Sumbawa — no confundir con su homónima en Bali — es una reef break potente y explosiva que exige un nivel de surf avanzado. La ola rompe sobre un arrecife poco profundo con un take-off pronunciado, ofreciendo rides cortos, intensos y ocasionalmente huecos para surfistas que puedan afrontar la bajada. Al principio puede ser una ola difícil de leer, pero quienes invierten tiempo en el lineup son recompensados con un surf emocionante y crítico. Es recomendable aproximarse con experiencia y un sólido conocimiento de la etiqueta en reef breaks.

Local knowledge

Hazards

El arrecife aquí es poco profundo, afilado y no perdona — una caída en la sección equivocada puede provocar laceraciones graves, por lo que se recomienda firmemente el uso de booties de arrecife. Los erizos de mar colonizan las plataformas de roca expuestas que se utilizan para entrar y salir del agua, y la rip que corre a lo largo del borde del arrecife puede sorprender a surfistas que no conocen el lineup. El tráfico de embarcaciones pesqueras y taxis acuáticos puede ser un problema en los días de más movimiento, así que mantente alerta en el canal.

Getting there

Desde la carretera costera más cercana en la costa noroeste de Sumbawa, sigue la pista hasta el acantilado o la playa sobre la ola — un descenso corto pero a veces resbaladizo hasta el borde del agua. Lo mejor es entrar entre series por el canal al costado del pico; sal por el mismo sitio en lugar de intentar hacerlo sobre el arrecife seco. Un warung local cerca del inicio de la pista es tu mejor punto de referencia y un buen lugar para observar la ola y las condiciones locales antes de paddlear.

Board

Una shortboard de alto rendimiento en el rango de 6'0"–6'4" es la opción adecuada para la mayoría de los días, con suficiente rocker para manejar el take-off pronunciado y explosivo. Sube a una tabla algo más gruesa y larga (6'6"+) cuando llegue swell sólido y la bajada se vuelva más pesada — esta no es una ola para una fish de poco rocker ni para una longboard.

Localism

moderate — be polite, wait your turn.

Where to go now

Little Bingin vs. nearby, live
Spot Surf Swell Wind Now
Little Bingin Best now
this spot
1.3m
1.3m 9s
2 cross
Good
2 km away
1.3m
1.3m 9s
3 cross
Good
2 km away
1.3m
1.3m 9s
3 cross
Good
2 km away
1.3m
1.3m 9s
5 cross
Good

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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.