Northern Rights
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| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 0.9 m | 0.9m 11s SSW | 7 km/h cross | 1.1m |
| 9 AM | 0.9 m | 0.9m 11s SSW | 6 km/h cross | 0.5m |
| 12 PM | 0.9 m | 0.9m 12s SSW | 3 km/h cross | 0.3m |
| 3 PM | 0.9 m | 0.9m 12s SSW | 9 km/h cross | 0.6m |
| 6 PM | 1.0 m | 0.9m 12s SSW | 4 km/h cross | 0.8m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.3 m | 1.2m 13s SSW | 10 km/h cross | 1.2m |
| 9 AM | 1.3 m | 1.3m 13s SSW | 11 km/h cross | 0.7m |
| 12 PM | 1.4 m | 1.4m 13s SSW | 13 km/h cross | 0.1m |
| 3 PM | 1.4 m | 1.4m 13s SSW | 7 km/h cross | 0.3m |
| 6 PM | 1.4 m | 1.4m 13s SSW | 5 km/h cross | 0.7m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.3 m | 1.3m 12s SSW | 2 km/h cross | 1.3m |
| 9 AM | 1.3 m | 1.3m 12s SSW | 3 km/h on | 1.0m |
| 12 PM | 1.3 m | 1.2m 12s SSW | 4 km/h cross | 0.1m |
| 3 PM | 1.2 m | 1.2m 12s SSW | 2 km/h on | -0.1m |
| 6 PM | 1.2 m | 1.1m 11s SSW | 4 km/h cross | 0.5m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.1 m | 1.0m 12s SSW | 9 km/h cross | 1.3m |
| 9 AM | 1.1 m | 0.9m 11s SSW | 9 km/h cross | 1.3m |
| 12 PM | 1.1 m | 0.9m 11s SSW | 13 km/h cross | 0.2m |
| 3 PM | 1.1 m | 0.9m 12s SSW | 11 km/h cross | -0.5m |
| 6 PM | 1.1 m | 0.9m 12s SSW | 9 km/h cross | 0.2m |
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| Time | Wave | Swell | Period | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 0.9m | 0.9m SSW | 11s | 6 ESE cross | 0.5m |
| 10 AM | 0.9m | 0.9m SSW | 12s | 5 SE cross | 0.4m |
| 11 AM | 0.9m | 0.9m SSW | 12s | 5 SE cross | 0.3m |
| 12 PM | 0.9m | 0.9m SSW | 12s | 3 SE cross | 0.3m |
| 1 PM | 0.9m | 0.9m SSW | 12s | 4 W cross | 0.4m |
| 2 PM | 0.9m | 0.9m SSW | 12s | 10 W cross | 0.5m |
| 3 PM | 0.9m | 0.9m SSW | 12s | 9 W cross | 0.6m |
| 4 PM | 1.0m | 0.9m SSW | 12s | 5 WSW on | 0.8m |
| 5 PM | 1.0m | 0.9m SSW | 12s | 4 S on | 0.8m |
| 6 PM | 1.0m | 0.9m SSW | 12s | 4 SE cross | 0.8m |
| 7 PM | 1.0m | 0.9m SSW | 12s | 10 ESE cross | 0.7m |
| 8 PM | 1.0m | 0.9m SSW | 12s | 10 ESE cross | 0.5m |
| 9 PM | 1.1m | 1.0m SSW | 13s | 10 ESE cross | 0.4m |
| 10 PM | 1.1m | 1.0m SSW | 13s | 10 ESE cross | 0.3m |
| 11 PM | 1.1m | 1.0m SSW | 13s | 9 ESE cross | 0.2m |
| 12 AM | 1.1m | 1.0m SSW | 13s | 8 E cross | 0.2m |
| 1 AM | 1.1m | 1.1m SSW | 13s | 7 E cross | 0.4m |
| 2 AM | 1.2m | 1.1m SSW | 13s | 7 E cross | 0.6m |
| 3 AM | 1.2m | 1.1m SSW | 13s | 9 E cross | 0.8m |
| 4 AM | 1.2m | 1.2m SSW | 13s | 9 ESE cross | 1.0m |
| 5 AM | 1.2m | 1.2m SSW | 13s | 10 ESE cross | 1.2m |
| 6 AM | 1.3m | 1.2m SSW | 13s | 10 ESE cross | 1.2m |
| 7 AM | 1.3m | 1.2m SSW | 13s | 10 ESE cross | 1.1m |
| 8 AM | 1.3m | 1.3m SSW | 13s | 8 ESE cross | 0.9m |
About Northern Rights
Northern Rights adalah reef break tangan kanan yang kuat yang menuntut keterampilan dan komitmen sejak Anda mulai mendayung. Ombak ini dapat memberikan dinding panjang dan cepat dengan bagian yang berongga yang menantang bahkan peselancar berpengalaman, dan reef di bawahnya menjaga semua orang tetap waspada. Peselancar tingkat lanjut dengan kemampuan riding tube yang solid akan mendapatkan hasil maksimal dari tempat ini ketika swell sedang bagus. Tempat ini tetap relatif tidak ramai dibandingkan dengan break Sumbawa yang lebih terkenal, menjadikannya layak untuk dicari.
Local knowledge
Bahaya utama adalah reef yang dangkal dan tajam tepat di bawah ombak yang pecah — jatuh pada set yang lebih besar dapat mendorong Anda ke terumbu karang hidup dengan kekuatan serius, jadi sepatu boot reef dan helm layak dipertimbangkan. Arus kuat mengalir di sepanjang tepi reef di bagian dalam, yang dapat membuat mendayung keluar menjadi efisien tetapi mengejutkan peselancar yang tidak siap selama set pembersihan. Bulu babi mengkoloni rakit reef bagian dalam, jadi hindari berdiri atau merayap di atas apa pun yang dangkal saat masuk dan keluar.
Northern Rights terletak di bagian terpencil dari pantai utara Sumbawa; akses yang paling praktis adalah dengan sewa kapal dari Hu'u atau melalui live-aboard, karena akses jalan kasar dan garis pantai tidak menawarkan masuk mendayung yang mudah. Jika mendekati dari darat, jalur 4WD membawa Anda dekat ke titik berbatu di mana masuk saluran yang tepat waktu di sisi timur break memungkinkan Anda mendayung keluar tanpa melintasi reef utama. Tidak ada warung di break itu sendiri, jadi bawa semua yang Anda butuhkan — air, wax, dan kotak P3K dasar.
Pada hari-hari standar 3–6 ft, bawa shortboard andalan Anda atau thruster performa yang sedikit lebih panjang dan lebih penuh (6'2"–6'6") yang dapat menangani dinding cepat dan berongga tanpa terjebak di turunan yang curam. Ketika swell mendorong di atas kepala dan lebih, tingkatkan ke step-up 6'8"–7'2" dengan volume ekstra di bawah dada Anda — kecepatan yang dihasilkan ombak ini membuat papan kecil yang fleksibel menjadi beban pada set yang lebih besar.
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Surfing in Sumbawa
Full Sumbawa surf guide →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.