Cobblestones surf

Cobblestones

Intermediate
Reef break · Moderate · Best: May–October · All tides
Working best in Sumbawa now Scar Reef Good · 1.4m @ 9s View →
Conditions right now
Good
Wave
1.4m
Swell
1.3m
9s · SSW
Period
9s
Wind
13 km/h
SSE · gust 28
Onshore
Water
26°C
Air
24°C

Surf report

Tide rising · High 7:00 AM 1.0m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 1.5 m
1.4m 9s SSW
10 km/h cross
1.0m
9 AM 1.6 m
1.5m 9s SSW
13 km/h on
0.8m
12 PM 1.7 m
1.5m 9s SSW
15 km/h on
-0.1m
3 PM 1.7 m
1.6m 9s SSW
17 km/h on
-0.5m
6 PM 1.8 m
1.6m 9s SSW
16 km/h on
0.3m
Best session today
6 AM–8 AM
Cross-shore 1.4m swell @ 9s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 1.3 2.5 1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 25 50 1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM

Tide

High 7:00 AM · 1.0m Low 2:00 PM · -0.5m High 9:00 PM · 0.8m Low 2:00 AM · -0.1m
H 7 AM L 2 PM H 9 PM L 2 AM H 8 AM L 3 PM H 9 PM 1 AM7 AM1 PM7 PM1 AM7 AM1 PM7 PM

7-day outlook

Best days
Tue, Sep 8
1.4–1.9m
Wed, Sep 9
1.6–1.9m
Thu, Sep 10 Best
1.4–1.6m
Fri, Sep 11 Best
1.3–1.4m
Sat, Sep 12
1.2–1.3m
Sun, Sep 13 Best
1.2–1.5m
Mon, Sep 14
1.5–1.6m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
1 AM 1.4m 1.3m SSW 9s 13 SSE on 0.2m
2 AM 1.4m 1.4m SSW 9s 11 SSE on 0.3m
3 AM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 9s 11 SSE on 0.4m
4 AM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 9s 11 SE cross 0.6m
5 AM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 9s 10 SE cross 0.8m
6 AM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 9s 10 SE cross 1.0m
7 AM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 9s 10 SE cross 1.0m
8 AM 1.6m 1.5m SSW 9s 11 SE on 1.0m
9 AM 1.6m 1.5m SSW 9s 13 SSE on 0.8m
10 AM 1.6m 1.5m SSW 9s 13 SSE on 0.5m
11 AM 1.6m 1.5m SSW 9s 14 SSE on 0.2m
12 PM 1.7m 1.5m SSW 9s 15 S on -0.1m
1 PM 1.7m 1.5m SSW 9s 16 S on -0.4m
2 PM 1.7m 1.5m SSW 9s 17 S on -0.5m
3 PM 1.7m 1.6m SSW 9s 17 S on -0.5m
4 PM 1.8m 1.6m SSW 9s 17 S on -0.3m
5 PM 1.8m 1.6m SSW 9s 16 SSE on -0.0m
6 PM 1.8m 1.6m SSW 9s 16 SSE on 0.3m
7 PM 1.8m 1.6m SSW 9s 15 SSE on 0.6m
8 PM 1.8m 1.5m SSW 9s 16 SSE on 0.8m
9 PM 1.9m 1.6m SSW 9s 17 SSE on 0.8m
10 PM 1.9m 1.6m SSW 9s 17 SSE on 0.7m
11 PM 1.9m 1.6m SSW 9s 15 SE on 0.5m
12 AM 1.9m 1.6m SSW 9s 13 SE on 0.3m

About Cobblestones

Cobblestones adalah reef break yang memiliki karakter di Sumbawa yang mendapatkan namanya dari batu bulat yang menghiasi dasar lautnya, yang menciptakan gelombang yang hidup dan berbentuk tekstur dengan banyak tenaga. Break ini menawarkan dinding yang baik bagi peselancar menengah untuk berlatih belokan dan sesekali bagian yang hollow untuk didorong. Ini berfungsi di berbagai ukuran swell yang wajar, tetap menyenangkan dari setinggi pinggang hingga jauh di atas kepala. Tempat yang memuaskan dengan sedikit lebih tajam dibandingkan reef pembelajaran biasa, tetapi masih dapat dijangkau oleh peselancar menengah yang kompeten.

Local knowledge

Hazards

Reef batu bulat ini lebih dangkal daripada yang terlihat saat air surut — sebuah wipeout bisa berarti tergores di atas batu daripada pasir lembut, jadi atur sesi Anda di sekitar air pasang sedang hingga tinggi jika Anda tidak yakin membaca kedalaman. Arus sweep sedang mengalir di sepanjang reef saat swell besar, dan terjebak di dalam saat gelombang datang bisa mendorong Anda ke arah garis pantai berbatu; ketahui jalur keluar Anda sebelum Anda mendayung keluar. Bulu babi bersarang di celah-celah batu, jadi sepatu boot sangat dianjurkan jika Anda merayap di atas reef saat masuk atau keluar.

Getting there

Cobblestones terletak di pantai selatan Sumbawa, dapat diakses melalui jalan tanah berbatu yang terputus dari jalur pantai utama — kendaraan 4WD atau sepeda motor adalah pilihan praktis, terutama setelah hujan. Parkir dekat warung kecil yang menandai jalur tebing, lalu pilih jalan turun ke jalur masuk di ujung utara teluk, di mana air paling dalam di atas batu. Keluar melalui jalur yang sama; hindari merayap langsung melintasi reef saat air surut.

Board

Shortboard yang serbaguna dalam rentang 6'2"–6'6" menangani dinding yang punchy dengan nyaman untuk sebagian besar kondisi. Naik ke papan performa yang lebih kaku dan sedikit lebih panjang saat gelombang lebih dari kepala dan gelombang mulai melempar bagian hollow yang tepat — kekuatan mendayung ekstra membantu Anda melakukan drop dengan bersih di dinding reef yang bergerak cepat.

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.