Wairinding Coast surf

Wairinding Coast

Intermediate
Reef break · Moderate · Best: May–October · All tides
Working best in Sumba now Pero Epic · 1.4m @ 11s View →
Conditions right now
Poor
Wave
0.3m
Swell
0.2m
4s · ESE
Period
4s
Wind
13 km/h
E · gust 25
Onshore
Water
28°C
Air
24°C

Surf report

Tide falling · Low 12:00 PM -0.0m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 0.3 m
0.2m 3s E
6 km/h on
1.1m
9 AM 0.3 m
0.2m 4s ESE
13 km/h on
0.4m
12 PM 0.4 m
0.1m 5s ESE
17 km/h on
-0.0m
3 PM 0.5 m
0.1m 4s E
14 km/h on
0.5m
6 PM 0.5 m
0.1m 3s ENE
12 km/h on
0.8m
Best session today
9 AM–11 AM
Onshore 0.2m swell @ 4s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 0.8 1.5 9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM3 AM6 AM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 20 40 9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM3 AM6 AM

Tide

Low 12:00 PM · -0.0m High 6:00 PM · 0.8m Low 12:00 AM · -0.1m High 6:00 AM · 1.3m
L 12 PM H 6 PM L 12 AM H 6 AM L 1 PM H 7 PM L 1 AM H 7 AM 9 AM3 PM9 PM3 AM9 AM3 PM9 PM3 AM

7-day outlook

Wed, Jun 10
0.3–0.6m
Thu, Jun 11
0.5–0.9m
Fri, Jun 12
0.5–0.8m
Sat, Jun 13
0.5–1.0m
Sun, Jun 14
0.5–0.7m
Mon, Jun 15
0.5–0.9m
Tue, Jun 16
0.5–0.6m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
9 AM 0.3m 0.2m ESE 4s 13 E on 0.4m
10 AM 0.4m 0.2m ESE 4s 16 E on 0.1m
11 AM 0.4m 0.1m ESE 4s 16 E on -0.0m
12 PM 0.4m 0.1m ESE 5s 17 E on -0.0m
1 PM 0.4m 0.1m ESE 5s 18 ENE on 0.1m
2 PM 0.5m 0.1m ESE 5s 17 ENE on 0.3m
3 PM 0.5m 0.1m E 4s 14 E on 0.5m
4 PM 0.5m 0.1m ENE 4s 15 E on 0.7m
5 PM 0.5m 0.1m ENE 4s 15 E on 0.8m
6 PM 0.5m 0.1m ENE 3s 12 ESE on 0.8m
7 PM 0.6m 0.1m ENE 3s 10 ESE on 0.7m
8 PM 0.6m 0.1m ENE 3s 9 ESE on 0.5m
9 PM 0.6m 0.1m ENE 3s 8 ESE on 0.3m
10 PM 0.6m 0.1m ENE 3s 9 ESE on 0.1m
11 PM 0.6m 0.1m ENE 3s 10 ESE on -0.1m
12 AM 0.6m 0.2m E 3s 10 ESE on -0.1m
1 AM 0.6m 0.3m E 3s 8 ESE on 0.1m
2 AM 0.6m 0.3m E 3s 8 SE on 0.4m
3 AM 0.6m 0.3m E 3s 8 SE on 0.7m
4 AM 0.6m 0.4m E 3s 9 SE on 1.0m
5 AM 0.6m 0.4m E 3s 9 SE on 1.2m
6 AM 0.6m 0.4m E 4s 10 SE on 1.3m
7 AM 0.7m 0.3m E 5s 12 ESE on 1.2m
8 AM 0.8m 0.3m ESE 5s 19 ESE on 1.0m

About Wairinding Coast

Pantai Wairinding menawarkan pengalaman reef break yang indah di sepanjang salah satu garis pantai Sumba yang paling dramatis. Ombak di sini cocok untuk peselancar menengah, menghasilkan gelombang kanan yang konsisten dengan bentuk yang baik saat swell sedang berlangsung. Lokasi yang terpencil berarti Anda kemungkinan besar akan berbagi lineup dengan tidak ada orang, menambah rasa petualangan yang nyata di setiap sesi. Bukit-bukit emas yang bergelombang di belakang pantai menjadikan ini salah satu latar belakang surfing yang paling berkesan di Sumba.

Local knowledge

Hazards

Reef ini dangkal, tajam, dan dipenuhi dengan terumbu karang — terjatuh di bagian dalam dapat mengakibatkan luka serius, dan landak laut umum ditemukan di area yang lebih dangkal dekat saluran masuk. Waspadai arus lateral yang kuat yang dapat mendorong Anda menjauh dari puncak dan ke bagian reef yang kering, terutama saat air surut. Lalu lintas perahu sangat sedikit, tetapi keterpencilan berarti tidak ada bantuan segera jika terjadi sesuatu yang salah, jadi jangan pernah berselancar di sini sendirian.

Getting there

Wairinding sebaiknya dijangkau dengan menyewa sepeda motor atau menyewa pengemudi dari Waingapu (~1,5–2 jam ke timur melalui jalan pantai menuju bukit Wairinding). Cari titik pandang bukit emas yang bergelombang yang ikonik — sebuah landmark yang terkenal — lalu ikuti jalur kasar menuju pantai. Masuk melalui saluran berpasir di bagian dalam reef; pelajari reef dari puncak tebing sebelum mendayung keluar dan atur waktu keluarnya kembali melalui saluran yang sama saat gelombang sedang tenang. Tidak ada warung di tempat break itu sendiri, jadi bawa air dan makanan sendiri.

Board

Shortboard serbaguna berukuran 6'2"–6'6" atau thruster dengan ujung bulat menangani gelombang kanan dengan baik di kisaran 3–6 kaki yang paling baik di spot ini. Pada hari-hari yang lebih kecil dan lembek, mid-length atau groveller akan membantu menghasilkan kecepatan melalui bagian yang lebih panjang; hindari papan yang terlalu rapuh — reef yang dangkal membutuhkan papan yang tidak akan Anda sesali jika terkena goresan.

Localism

mellow — relaxed vibe.

Where to go now

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0 off
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Surfing in Sumba

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Sumba feels like a slip back in time — a wild, low-key island southeast of Bali that has so far escaped the development that reshaped its neighbours. Vast savannah plains, rolling hills, megalithic villages and empty golden beaches define a landscape that surfers describe as the Indonesia they were chasing all along.

✈️Getting there

Most travellers fly in via Bali (Denpasar). Sumba has two airports: Tambolaka (Waikabubak) in the west and Waingapu in the east, both served by short domestic flights from Denpasar, with some connections via Kupang or Bali several times daily.

🛵Getting around

Sumba is large and spread out, and the surf zones are far apart, so transport planning matters. Scooter rental is possible in the bigger towns, fine for short hops but tiring and exposed for long cross-island runs — and roads vary from decent asphalt to rough, potholed stretches.

🌤️Climate & season

Sumba has a pronounced dry and wet season. The dry season, roughly April to October, is prime time: cleaner conditions, dependable groundswell and the prevailing trade winds that groom the swell-exposed coasts. This is the core surf window.