Hu'u Beach surf

Hu'u Beach

Beginner
Reef break · Moderate · Best: May–October · All tides
Working best in Sumbawa now Super Suck Epic · 1.5m @ 11s View →
Conditions right now
Epic
Wave
1.1m
Swell
1.0m
11s · SSW
Period
11s
Wind
8 km/h
ESE · gust 25
Cross-shore
Water
27°C
Air
27°C

Surf report

Tide falling · Low 11:00 AM 0.1m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 1.1 m
1.0m 11s SSW
8 km/h off
1.0m
9 AM 1.1 m
1.0m 11s SSW
8 km/h cross
0.3m
12 PM 1.1 m
1.0m 11s SSW
12 km/h cross
0.1m
3 PM 1.1 m
0.9m 11s SSW
15 km/h cross
0.7m
6 PM 1.1 m
0.9m 11s SSW
12 km/h cross
0.8m
Best session today
6 AM–8 AM
Cross-shore 1.3m swell @ 14s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 1.0 2.0 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 11:00 AM · 0.1m High 5:00 PM · 0.9m Low 11:00 PM · 0.0m High 6:00 AM · 1.3m
L 11 AM H 5 PM L 11 PM H 6 AM L 12 PM H 6 PM L 12 AM H 7 AM 9 AM3 PM9 PM3 AM9 AM3 PM9 PM3 AM

7-day outlook

Best days
Wed, Jun 10
1.1–1.2m
Thu, Jun 11
1.2–1.7m
Fri, Jun 12 Best
1.4–1.7m
Sat, Jun 13
1.3–1.4m
Sun, Jun 14
1.3–1.4m
Mon, Jun 15
1.2–1.3m
Tue, Jun 16
1.0–1.2m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
9 AM 1.1m 1.0m SSW 11s 8 ESE cross 0.3m
10 AM 1.1m 1.0m SSW 11s 9 ESE cross 0.1m
11 AM 1.1m 1.0m SSW 11s 9 SE cross 0.1m
12 PM 1.1m 1.0m SSW 11s 12 SE cross 0.1m
1 PM 1.1m 1.0m SSW 12s 13 SSE cross 0.3m
2 PM 1.1m 1.0m SSW 12s 14 SE cross 0.5m
3 PM 1.1m 0.9m SSW 11s 15 SE cross 0.7m
4 PM 1.1m 0.9m SSW 11s 15 SE cross 0.8m
5 PM 1.1m 0.9m SSW 10s 14 ESE cross 0.9m
6 PM 1.1m 0.9m SSW 11s 12 SE cross 0.8m
7 PM 1.1m 0.9m SSW 11s 10 SE cross 0.6m
8 PM 1.1m 1.0m SSW 12s 12 SE cross 0.4m
9 PM 1.1m 1.0m SSW 12s 11 ESE cross 0.2m
10 PM 1.1m 1.0m SSW 12s 10 ESE cross 0.1m
11 PM 1.2m 1.0m SSW 12s 8 E cross 0.0m
12 AM 1.2m 1.0m SSW 12s 7 E cross 0.1m
1 AM 1.2m 1.0m SSW 13s 7 E off 0.3m
2 AM 1.3m 1.0m SSW 13s 6 ENE off 0.6m
3 AM 1.3m 1.0m SSW 13s 5 ENE off 0.8m
4 AM 1.3m 1.1m SSW 14s 6 E off 1.1m
5 AM 1.4m 1.2m SSW 14s 8 ESE cross 1.3m
6 AM 1.4m 1.2m SSW 14s 10 ESE cross 1.3m
7 AM 1.4m 1.3m SSW 14s 10 ESE cross 1.1m
8 AM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 13s 10 ESE cross 0.9m

About Hu'u Beach

Pantai Hu'u menawarkan pengenalan yang lebih ramah ke dunia reef-break Sumbawa, dengan ombak yang lebih kecil dan lebih bersahabat yang cocok untuk pemula yang ingin membangun kepercayaan diri di reef yang nyata. Ombak cenderung lebih lembut dan tidak terlalu kosong dibandingkan dengan break yang lebih maju di teluk, memberikan ruang bagi pemula untuk berlatih pop-up dan belokan mereka. Meskipun demikian, ini tetap merupakan dasar reef, jadi sepatu booties dan kewaspadaan sangat disarankan. Tempat belajar yang hebat dengan latar belakang Sumbawa yang menakjubkan sebagai bonus.

Local knowledge

Hazards

Meskipun reputasinya yang ramah pemula, Pantai Hu'u berada di atas reef karang yang nyata — bagian dangkal dapat mengejutkan Anda saat air surut, dan bulu babi bersembunyi di celah-celah, jadi booties sangat dianjurkan. Perhatikan arus samping yang terbentuk di sepanjang pantai yang menguat pada ombak yang lebih besar dan dapat menarik pemula menuju bommie di dalam. Lalu lintas perahu dari bangka yang mengangkut peselancar ke Lakey Peak dan Lakey Pipe melintasi teluk, jadi tetap waspada, terutama saat mendayung keluar.

Getting there

Desa Hu'u berjarak sekitar 2 jam berkendara ke selatan dari Dompu — ikuti jalan utama menuju Teluk Lakey dan Pantai Hu'u adalah break pertama yang Anda capai sebelum setup Lakey yang lebih terkenal. Parkir di warung-warung di tepi pantai dekat teluk; ada beberapa tempat yang dikelola keluarga yang menawarkan makanan, minuman dingin, dan penyimpanan papan dasar. Masuk sangat mudah dari pantai pasir — mendayung keluar melalui saluran di sisi kiri break untuk menghindari reef di dalam, dan keluar dengan cara yang sama.

Board

Papan funboard atau longboard dengan panjang 8–9 kaki sangat ideal untuk memaksimalkan ombak Hu'u yang lebih lembut dan lebih lambat serta memberikan pemula banyak daya apung dan stabilitas. Pada hari-hari dengan ombak yang lebih besar yang jarang terjadi, gunakan papan mini-mal 7'0"–7'6" untuk menjaga kendali — tidak perlu menggunakan papan yang lebih pendek atau lebih berorientasi performa di spot ini.

Localism

mellow — relaxed vibe.

Where to go now

Hu'u Beach vs. nearby, live
Spot Surf Swell Wind Now
Hu'u Beach Best now
this spot
1.1m
1.0m 11s
8 cross
Epic
0 km away
1.1m
1.0m 11s
0 off
Epic
1 km away
1.1m
1.0m 11s
0 off
Epic
2 km away
1.1m
1.0m 11s
0 off
Epic

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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.