Kertasari surf

Kertasari

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
0.9m
Swell
0.7m
10s · SSW
Period
10s
Wind
4 km/h
SSE · gust 9
Onshore
Water
28°C
Air
24°C

Surf report

Tide rising · High 7:00 AM 1.0m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 0.9 m
0.7m 10s SSW
5 km/h cross
0.9m
9 AM 1.0 m
0.8m 10s SSW
6 km/h on
0.9m
12 PM 1.0 m
0.8m 10s SSW
9 km/h on
0.1m
3 PM 1.0 m
0.8m 10s SSW
12 km/h on
-0.5m
6 PM 1.1 m
0.8m 10s SSW
7 km/h on
0.1m
Best session today
6 AM–8 AM
Cross-shore 0.7m swell @ 10s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 0.8 1.5 1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 15 30 1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM

Tide

High 7:00 AM · 1.0m Low 3:00 PM · -0.5m High 10:00 PM · 0.7m Low 2:00 AM · 0.1m
H 7 AM L 3 PM H 10 PM L 2 AM H 9 AM L 3 PM H 10 PM 1 AM7 AM1 PM7 PM1 AM7 AM1 PM7 PM

7-day outlook

Best days
Tue, Sep 8
0.9–1.1m
Wed, Sep 9
0.9–1.0m
Thu, Sep 10
0.8–0.9m
Fri, Sep 11 Best
0.7–0.8m
Sat, Sep 12
0.7–0.8m
Sun, Sep 13 Best
0.8–0.9m
Mon, Sep 14 Best
0.9–0.9m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
1 AM 0.9m 0.7m SSW 10s 4 SSE on 0.3m
2 AM 0.9m 0.7m SSW 11s 3 SE cross 0.3m
3 AM 0.9m 0.7m SSW 11s 4 SE cross 0.4m
4 AM 0.9m 0.7m SSW 11s 5 ESE cross 0.5m
5 AM 0.9m 0.7m SSW 10s 5 SE cross 0.7m
6 AM 0.9m 0.7m SSW 10s 5 SE cross 0.9m
7 AM 0.9m 0.7m SSW 10s 6 SE cross 1.0m
8 AM 0.9m 0.8m SSW 10s 5 SE on 1.0m
9 AM 1.0m 0.8m SSW 10s 6 SSE on 0.9m
10 AM 1.0m 0.8m SSW 10s 6 SSW on 0.7m
11 AM 1.0m 0.8m SSW 10s 9 SSW on 0.4m
12 PM 1.0m 0.8m SSW 10s 9 SSW on 0.1m
1 PM 1.0m 0.8m SSW 10s 10 SSW on -0.3m
2 PM 1.0m 0.8m SSW 10s 11 S on -0.4m
3 PM 1.0m 0.8m SSW 10s 12 SSW on -0.5m
4 PM 1.1m 0.8m SSW 10s 5 SSE on -0.4m
5 PM 1.1m 0.8m SSW 10s 8 SSE on -0.2m
6 PM 1.1m 0.8m SSW 10s 7 SSE on 0.1m
7 PM 1.1m 0.8m SSW 9s 7 SSE on 0.4m
8 PM 1.1m 0.8m SSW 9s 6 SSE on 0.6m
9 PM 1.1m 0.8m SSW 9s 5 SSE on 0.7m
10 PM 1.0m 0.8m SSW 9s 5 SSE on 0.7m
11 PM 1.0m 0.8m SSW 9s 4 SSE on 0.7m
12 AM 1.0m 0.8m SSW 9s 3 SSE on 0.5m

About Kertasari

Kertasari adalah reef break yang menawarkan peselancar menengah ombak berkualitas di sudut Sumbawa yang relatif terpencil. Break ini menghasilkan dinding yang konsisten dan dapat ditunggangi dengan cukup bentuk dan dorongan untuk sesi yang memuaskan, tanpa intensitas mentah dari spot yang lebih maju di daerah tersebut. Dasar terumbu berarti tingkat kehati-hatian selalu diperlukan, tetapi peselancar yang nyaman di terumbu akan menemukan ini sangat memuaskan. Lokasinya yang terpencil sering kali menjaga lineup tetap tidak ramai.

Local knowledge

Hazards

Terumbu ini dangkal dan tajam — jatuh pada saat air surut dapat mengakibatkan luka dan ruam terumbu, jadi sepatu boot layak dipertimbangkan. Bulu babi bersembunyi di celah-celah sekitar zona masuk dan keluar, jadi geser kaki Anda dan hindari berdiri di atas terumbu. Tidak ada sistem rip yang signifikan untuk dihadapi, tetapi perhatian yang cermat terhadap pasang surut sangat penting; ombak ini terbaik ditunggangi pada saat pasang sedang hingga tinggi ketika terumbu memiliki cukup air di atasnya.

Getting there

Kertasari terletak di stretch pantai Sumbawa yang relatif terpencil — sebagian besar peselancar mencapainya melalui jalan dari Sumbawa Besar atau Hu'u, dengan jalur kasar yang menuju ke pantai; 4WD atau sepeda motor sangat dianjurkan. Masuk langsung dari terumbu atau melalui saluran berpasir di dalam tergantung pada kondisi — periksa lineup dari pantai sebelum dayung keluar. Tidak ada warung khusus di dekat break, jadi bawa air dan camilan sendiri; sebuah pemukiman nelayan kecil di dekatnya mungkin menawarkan bantuan dasar.

Board

Shortboard serbaguna dalam rentang 6'2"–6'6" mencakup sebagian besar kondisi di Kertasari — ombak memiliki cukup bentuk dan dorongan untuk memberikan imbalan pada papan performa. Pada hari-hari yang lebih kecil dan lebih lemah, fish atau hybrid akan membantu Anda memanfaatkan dinding; jika ombak yang solid datang, step-up dengan volume tambahan di bawah dada Anda akan menjaga Anda tetap dalam kendali.

Localism

mellow — relaxed vibe.

Where to go now

Kertasari vs. nearby, live
Spot Surf Swell Wind Now
Kertasari Best now
this spot
0.9m
0.7m 10s
4 on
Good
10 km away
1.1m
1.0m 10s
5 on
Good
15 km away
1.1m
1.0m 10s
5 on
Good
15 km away
1.1m
1.0m 10s
5 on
Good

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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.