Maluk surf

Maluk

Beginner
Beach 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
15 km/h
SE · gust 29
Cross-shore
Water
27°C
Air
25°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
17 km/h cross
0.9m
9 AM 1.6 m
1.5m 9s SSW
17 km/h cross
0.8m
12 PM 1.6 m
1.5m 9s SSW
20 km/h on
-0.1m
3 PM 1.7 m
1.5m 9s SSW
22 km/h on
-0.4m
6 PM 1.8 m
1.5m 9s SSW
17 km/h cross
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 30 60 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 · 0.7m Low 2:00 AM · 0.0m
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
1.3–1.8m
Wed, Sep 9
1.6–1.8m
Thu, Sep 10
1.4–1.6m
Fri, Sep 11 Best
1.3–1.4m
Sat, Sep 12
1.3–1.4m
Sun, Sep 13 Best
1.4–1.7m
Mon, Sep 14 Best
1.6–1.7m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
1 AM 1.4m 1.3m SSW 9s 15 SE cross 0.3m
2 AM 1.4m 1.3m SSW 9s 15 SE cross 0.3m
3 AM 1.4m 1.4m SSW 9s 15 SE cross 0.5m
4 AM 1.4m 1.4m SSW 9s 16 SE cross 0.6m
5 AM 1.4m 1.4m SSW 9s 16 SE cross 0.8m
6 AM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 9s 17 SE cross 0.9m
7 AM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 9s 15 SE cross 1.0m
8 AM 1.5m 1.5m SSW 9s 17 SE cross 0.9m
9 AM 1.6m 1.5m SSW 9s 17 SE on 0.8m
10 AM 1.6m 1.5m SSW 9s 17 SSE on 0.6m
11 AM 1.6m 1.5m SSW 9s 18 SSE on 0.3m
12 PM 1.6m 1.5m SSW 9s 20 SSE on -0.1m
1 PM 1.7m 1.5m SSW 9s 21 SSE on -0.3m
2 PM 1.7m 1.5m SSW 9s 22 SSE on -0.5m
3 PM 1.7m 1.5m SSW 9s 22 SSE on -0.4m
4 PM 1.7m 1.6m SSW 9s 22 SSE on -0.3m
5 PM 1.8m 1.6m SSW 9s 20 SSE on -0.0m
6 PM 1.8m 1.5m SSW 9s 17 SE on 0.3m
7 PM 1.8m 1.5m SSW 9s 16 SE cross 0.5m
8 PM 1.8m 1.5m SSW 9s 16 SE on 0.7m
9 PM 1.8m 1.5m SSW 9s 16 SE on 0.7m
10 PM 1.8m 1.5m SSW 9s 16 SE cross 0.7m
11 PM 1.8m 1.5m SSW 9s 15 SE on 0.5m
12 AM 1.8m 1.5m SSW 8s 14 SE on 0.3m

About Maluk

Maluk adalah pilihan yang paling ramah pemula di Sumbawa pada stretch ini, sebuah pantai berpasir yang menawarkan ombak yang lembut dan bergulung bagi mereka yang baru mulai. Dasar yang lebih lembut mengurangi banyak faktor ketakutan, menjadikannya tempat yang nyaman untuk berlatih pop-up dan membangun kepercayaan diri di air. Teluk itu sendiri indah, dengan periode tenang di antara set yang memberikan waktu banyak bagi pendatang baru untuk beristirahat dan berkumpul kembali. Sekolah selancar dan pemula akan merasa betah di sini.

Local knowledge

Hazards

Sebagai pantai berbreak, arus rip adalah perhatian utama — terutama di sepanjang tepi teluk ketika ombak meningkat, jadi pemula sebaiknya tetap berada di bagian tengah yang lebih dangkal dan memperhatikan posisi mereka relatif terhadap pantai. Bulu babi kadang-kadang dapat ditemukan di dekat batu karang di kedua ujung teluk, jadi sepatu boot layak dipertimbangkan jika Anda menjelajahi di luar zona berpasir. Pada ombak yang lebih besar, shorebreak dapat menutup dengan cepat, mengejutkan peselancar baru di tepi air.

Getting there

Maluk mudah dijangkau dengan sepeda motor atau mobil dari Taliwang atau kota penambangan Benete — ikuti jalan pesisir ke selatan dan cari tanda teluk menuju desa Maluk; ada tempat parkir di pinggir jalan dekat warung pantai. Jalan langsung dari pasir dan dayung keluar melalui tengah teluk di mana shore break paling ramah; tidak perlu perahu. Keluar dengan cara yang sama — arahkan ke pantai tengah dan biarkan air putih membantu Anda.

Board

Longboard atau mini-mal yang lebar dan tinggi volume (8'0–9'0) adalah yang ideal untuk memanfaatkan ombak lembut dan bergulung di Maluk, memberikan stabilitas yang cukup bagi pemula untuk berlatih pop-up. Pada hari-hari langka ketika ukuran sedikit lebih besar, funboard panjang menengah masih dapat mengatasinya dengan nyaman — tinggalkan shortboard di rumah sampai Anda siap untuk menurunkan volume.

Localism

mellow — relaxed vibe.

Where to go now

Maluk vs. nearby, live
Spot Surf Swell Wind Now
Maluk
this spot
1.4m
1.3m 9s
15 cross
Good
2 km away
1.8m
1.7m 9s
15 cross
Good
Scar Reef Best now
6 km away
1.4m
1.4m 9s
9 on
Good
6 km away
1.4m
1.4m 9s
9 on
Good

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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.