Sirombu surf

Sirombu

Intermediate
Reef break · Moderate · Best: May–October · All tides
Working best in Nias now Lagundri Bay / The Point Epic · 1.4m @ 11s View →
Conditions right now
Epic
Wave
1.0m
Swell
0.9m
12s · SSW
Period
12s
Wind
4 km/h
ESE · gust 14
Cross-shore
Water
31°C
Air
25°C

Surf report

Tide rising · High 12:00 PM 0.7m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 1.1 m
0.9m 12s SSW
7 km/h cross
0.5m
9 AM 1.0 m
0.9m 12s SSW
3 km/h cross
0.6m
12 PM 1.0 m
0.8m 12s SSW
5 km/h cross
0.7m
3 PM 1.0 m
0.8m 11s SSW
5 km/h off
0.6m
6 PM 1.0 m
0.8m 11s SSW
5 km/h cross
0.4m
Best session today
1 PM–3 PM
Cross-shore 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 10 20 7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM

Tide

High 12:00 PM · 0.7m Low 7:00 PM · 0.3m High 2:00 AM · 0.8m Low 8:00 AM · 0.4m
H 12 PM L 7 PM H 2 AM L 8 AM H 2 PM L 8 PM H 3 AM 7 AM1 PM7 PM1 AM7 AM1 PM7 PM1 AM

7-day outlook

Best days
Wed, Jun 10
1.0–1.3m
Thu, Jun 11
1.0–1.4m
Fri, Jun 12 Best
1.3–1.4m
Sat, Jun 13
1.0–1.3m
Sun, Jun 14
1.0–1.1m
Mon, Jun 15
1.1–1.1m
Tue, Jun 16
0.9–1.0m

Hourly detail

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

About Sirombu

Sirombu adalah reef break yang lebih tenang di pantai barat Nias, menawarkan dinding yang menyenangkan dan dapat dikerjakan yang cocok untuk peselancar menengah yang ingin membangun kepercayaan diri di reef. Ombak pecah dengan konsistensi yang wajar dan memberikan ruang yang cukup bagi para peselancar untuk berlatih belokan dan transisi. Ini adalah pilihan yang baik ketika break yang lebih besar dan lebih terbuka sudah mencapai batas maksimal.

Local knowledge

Hazards

Reef ini dangkal saat air surut dan cukup tajam untuk menyebabkan luka serius saat terjatuh — sepatu boot sangat dianjurkan dan sepatu reef membantu saat masuk. Bintang laut menghuni bagian dangkal dari reef, jadi hindari menyentuh dasar atau merayap di atas terumbu yang terbuka. Arus sedang mengalir di sepanjang saluran saat ombak besar; gunakan untuk mendayung keluar tetapi hormati saat mendayung kembali ke zona lepas landas.

Getting there

Sirombu adalah kota kecil nelayan di pantai barat laut Nias, dapat dijangkau dengan jalan dari Gunungsitoli (sekitar 2–3 jam di jalan Trans-Nias). Parkir dekat pelabuhan ikan atau warung lokal di sepanjang tepi laut. Dayung keluar melalui saluran di sisi kanan break — hindari merayap langsung di atas reef saat masuk dan keluar.

Board

Shortboard yang serbaguna atau funboard panjang menengah (7'0–7'6) cocok untuk dinding yang dapat dikerjakan dan ramah bagi peselancar menengah di sini pada sebagian besar ombak. Naikkan ke shortboard yang sedikit lebih penuh dengan volume lebih saat ombak melebihi 4–5 kaki untuk menjaga garis yang baik melalui bagian yang lebih panjang.

Localism

mellow — relaxed vibe.

Where to go now

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Epic

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Surfing in Nias

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Off the west coast of North Sumatra, Nias is one of Indonesia's true surf landmarks — home to Lagundri Bay, the right-hand point at the island's southern tip that put the country on the world surf map back in the 1970s. It's a place of pilgrimage, where a single peeling wall over coral has drawn travelling surfers for decades.

✈️Getting there

Most surfers fly into Binaka Airport (GNS) at Gunungsitoli in the north of Nias, usually via Medan (Kualanamu, KNO) on a short domestic hop with Wings Air or similar. From Bali or Jakarta you'll connect through Medan.

🛵Getting around

At Lagundri Bay everything is walkable — the losmen sit right along the point, and you can paddle out from the steps. Many guests don't need transport at all once settled.

🌤️Climate & season

Nias has a tropical equatorial climate — warm and humid year-round, with water temperatures sitting around 27–29°C, so boardshorts and a rash guard are plenty (boots for the reef, not warmth).