Maluk
BeginnerSurf report
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.2 m | 1.1m 11s SSW | 8 km/h cross | 1.0m |
| 9 AM | 1.2 m | 1.1m 11s SSW | 6 km/h cross | 0.4m |
| 12 PM | 1.2 m | 1.1m 12s SSW | 6 km/h on | 0.3m |
| 3 PM | 1.2 m | 1.1m 12s SSW | 16 km/h cross | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 1.3 m | 1.2m 12s SSW | 19 km/h cross | 0.8m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.6 m | 1.6m 13s SSW | 8 km/h cross | 1.2m |
| 9 AM | 1.7 m | 1.7m 13s SSW | 8 km/h cross | 0.6m |
| 12 PM | 1.8 m | 1.7m 13s SSW | 17 km/h cross | 0.0m |
| 3 PM | 1.8 m | 1.8m 13s SSW | 17 km/h cross | 0.3m |
| 6 PM | 1.9 m | 1.8m 13s SSW | 2 km/h cross | 0.8m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.7 m | 1.7m 12s SSW | 1 km/h off | 1.4m |
| 9 AM | 1.7 m | 1.6m 12s SSW | 1 km/h on | 0.9m |
| 12 PM | 1.6 m | 1.6m 12s SSW | 6 km/h on | -0.0m |
| 3 PM | 1.6 m | 1.5m 12s SSW | 12 km/h cross | -0.1m |
| 6 PM | 1.5 m | 1.4m 12s SSW | 13 km/h cross | 0.7m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.4 m | 1.3m 12s SSW | 6 km/h cross | 1.4m |
| 9 AM | 1.4 m | 1.2m 11s SSW | 6 km/h cross | 1.3m |
| 12 PM | 1.5 m | 1.1m 11s SSW | 11 km/h cross | 0.1m |
| 3 PM | 1.4 m | 1.2m 12s SSW | 20 km/h cross | -0.5m |
| 6 PM | 1.4 m | 1.2m 12s SSW | 18 km/h cross | 0.4m |
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| Time | Wave | Swell | Period | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 AM | 1.2m | 1.1m SSW | 11s | 5 ESE cross | 0.6m |
| 9 AM | 1.2m | 1.1m SSW | 11s | 6 SE cross | 0.4m |
| 10 AM | 1.2m | 1.1m SSW | 12s | 5 SE cross | 0.3m |
| 11 AM | 1.2m | 1.1m SSW | 12s | 3 S on | 0.2m |
| 12 PM | 1.2m | 1.1m SSW | 12s | 6 S on | 0.3m |
| 1 PM | 1.2m | 1.1m SSW | 12s | 12 SSE on | 0.4m |
| 2 PM | 1.2m | 1.1m SSW | 12s | 16 SSE on | 0.6m |
| 3 PM | 1.2m | 1.1m SSW | 12s | 16 SSE on | 0.7m |
| 4 PM | 1.2m | 1.1m SSW | 12s | 17 SE cross | 0.8m |
| 5 PM | 1.3m | 1.1m SSW | 12s | 19 SE cross | 0.9m |
| 6 PM | 1.3m | 1.2m SSW | 12s | 19 SE cross | 0.8m |
| 7 PM | 1.3m | 1.2m SSW | 12s | 18 ESE cross | 0.7m |
| 8 PM | 1.3m | 1.2m SSW | 12s | 17 SE cross | 0.5m |
| 9 PM | 1.3m | 1.2m SSW | 13s | 16 SE cross | 0.3m |
| 10 PM | 1.4m | 1.3m SSW | 13s | 16 ESE cross | 0.2m |
| 11 PM | 1.4m | 1.3m SSW | 13s | 14 ESE cross | 0.1m |
| 12 AM | 1.4m | 1.4m SSW | 13s | 13 SE cross | 0.2m |
| 1 AM | 1.5m | 1.4m SSW | 13s | 12 ESE cross | 0.4m |
| 2 AM | 1.5m | 1.4m SSW | 13s | 12 SE cross | 0.6m |
| 3 AM | 1.5m | 1.5m SSW | 13s | 12 ESE cross | 0.9m |
| 4 AM | 1.6m | 1.5m SSW | 13s | 11 ESE cross | 1.1m |
| 5 AM | 1.6m | 1.5m SSW | 13s | 10 ESE cross | 1.2m |
| 6 AM | 1.6m | 1.6m SSW | 13s | 8 ESE cross | 1.2m |
| 7 AM | 1.6m | 1.6m SSW | 13s | 9 ESE cross | 1.1m |
About Maluk
Maluk est l'option la plus adaptée aux débutants dans cette région de Sumbawa, une plage de sable qui offre des vagues douces et roulantes aux personnes qui commencent tout juste. Le fond plus doux enlève une grande partie de la peur, ce qui en fait un endroit confortable pour pratiquer les pop-ups et gagner en confiance dans l'eau. La baie elle-même est magnifique, avec des périodes calmes entre les séries offrant aux nouveaux venus beaucoup de temps pour se reposer et se regrouper. Les écoles de surf et les débutants se sentiront ici chez eux.
Local knowledge
Étant un beach break, les courants d'arrachement sont la principale préoccupation — en particulier le long des bords de la baie lorsque la houle augmente, donc les débutants devraient rester dans la section centrale, plus peu profonde, et garder un œil sur leur position par rapport à la côte. Des oursins peuvent parfois être trouvés près des rochers à chaque extrémité de la baie, donc des chaussons sont à considérer si vous vous aventurez en dehors de la zone sablonneuse. Lors de grosses houles, le shorebreak peut se fermer rapidement, prenant les nouveaux surfeurs au dépourvu au bord de l'eau.
Maluk est facile d'accès en moto ou en voiture depuis Taliwang ou la ville minière de Benete — suivez la route côtière vers le sud et cherchez le panneau indiquant le village de Maluk ; il y a un stationnement en bord de route près des warungs de plage. Marchez directement sur le sable et pagaiez au milieu de la baie où le shore break est le plus clément ; aucun bateau n'est nécessaire. Sortez de la même manière — visez la plage centrale et laissez la mousse vous aider à rentrer.
Un longboard ou un mini-mal large et volumineux (8'0–9'0) est idéal pour profiter des vagues douces et roulantes de Maluk, offrant aux débutants beaucoup de stabilité pour pratiquer les pop-ups. Lors des rares jours où un peu plus de taille apparaît, un funboard de taille intermédiaire gère encore cela confortablement — laissez le shortboard à la maison jusqu'à ce que vous soyez prêt à réduire le volume.
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Where to go now
Maluk vs. nearby, live| Spot | Surf | Swell | Wind | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maluk this spot | 1.2m | 1.1m 11s | 5 cross | Epic |
| Super Suck Best now 2 km away | 1.5m | 1.3m 11s | 6 cross | Epic |
| 6 km away | 1.2m | 1.1m 11s | 4 cross | Epic |
| 6 km away | 1.2m | 1.1m 11s | 4 cross | Epic |
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Surfing in Sumbawa
Full Sumbawa surf guide →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.