Super Suck surf

Super Suck

Expert
Reef break Β· Uncrowded Β· Best: Abril a octubre Β· All tides
Working best in Sumbawa now Scar Reef Epic Β· 0.9m @ 11s View β†’
Conditions right now
Epic
Wave
2.0m
Swell
1.9m
11s Β· SW
Period
11s
Wind
13 km/h
SSE Β· gust 35
Onshore
Water
27Β°C
Air
30Β°C

Surf report

Tide falling Β· Low 4:00 PM -0.9m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 2.2 m
2.1m 11s SW
8 km/h cross
0.6m
9 AM 2.1 m
2.0m 11s SW
8 km/h cross
1.5m
12 PM 2.0 m
1.9m 11s SW
13 km/h on
0.6m
3 PM 2.0 m
1.8m 11s SW
17 km/h cross
-0.8m
6 PM 1.9 m
1.7m 11s SW
19 km/h cross
-0.3m
Best session today
6 AM–8 AM
Cross-shore 1.7m swell @ 13s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 1.3 2.5 12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 25 50 12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM

Tide

Low 4:00 PM Β· -0.9m High 10:00 PM Β· 1.1m Low 4:00 AM Β· -0.4m High 10:00 AM Β· 1.7m
L 4 PM H 10 PM L 4 AM H 10 AM L 4 PM H 11 PM L 4 AM 12 PM6 PM12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM6 AM

7-day outlook

Best days
Wed, Aug 12
1.8–2.4m
Thu, Aug 13
1.8–2.2m
Fri, Aug 14
1.8–2.2m
Sat, Aug 15
1.6–1.8m
Sun, Aug 16
1.3–1.7m
Mon, Aug 17
1.2–1.4m
Tue, Aug 18 Best
1.4–2.2m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
12 PM 2.0m 1.9m SW 11s 13 SSE on 0.6m
1 PM 2.0m 1.8m SW 11s 17 SSE on 0.1m
2 PM 2.0m 1.8m SW 11s 18 SSE cross -0.5m
3 PM 2.0m 1.8m SW 11s 17 SE cross -0.8m
4 PM 2.0m 1.7m SW 12s 19 SE cross -0.9m
5 PM 1.9m 1.7m SW 12s 20 SE cross -0.7m
6 PM 1.9m 1.7m SW 11s 19 ESE cross -0.3m
7 PM 1.9m 1.6m SW 11s 17 ESE cross 0.2m
8 PM 1.8m 1.6m SW 11s 17 ESE cross 0.6m
9 PM 1.8m 1.5m SW 11s 17 SE cross 1.0m
10 PM 1.8m 1.5m SW 11s 18 SE cross 1.1m
11 PM 1.8m 1.5m SW 11s 18 SE cross 1.0m
12 AM 1.8m 1.4m SW 10s 18 SE cross 0.7m
1 AM 1.8m 1.4m SW 10s 18 SE cross 0.3m
2 AM 1.8m 1.4m SW 10s 17 SE cross -0.1m
3 AM 1.9m 1.5m SW 11s 15 ESE cross -0.4m
4 AM 1.9m 1.6m SW 12s 13 ESE cross -0.4m
5 AM 1.9m 1.7m SW 12s 10 ESE cross -0.2m
6 AM 1.9m 1.7m SW 13s 6 E cross 0.2m
7 AM 1.9m 1.7m SSW 13s 7 ESE cross 0.7m
8 AM 2.0m 1.8m SSW 13s 9 SE cross 1.2m
9 AM 2.0m 1.8m SSW 13s 11 SE cross 1.6m
10 AM 2.0m 1.8m SSW 13s 10 SE cross 1.7m
11 AM 2.1m 1.8m SSW 13s 12 SSE cross 1.5m

About Super Suck

Super Suck adalah left-hander yang sangat cepat dan hollow, terletak dekat Maluk, di pantai barat Sumbawa. Pecahan terumbu ini terkenal dengan take-off langsung ke dalam barrel, bagian-bagian dengan bibir tebal dan dinding vertikal, yang membutuhkan pembacaan yang sempurna dan kepercayaan diri pada setiap dayungan. Ombak pecah di atas terumbu yang sangat dangkal dan, dengan gelombang yang solid, dapat menghasilkan barrel panjang dan sempurna yang berjalan lebih dari 150 meter. Super Suck tidak memaafkan kesalahan, tetapi pada hari-hari baik, ini adalah salah satu ombak paling mendebarkan di planet ini.

Local knowledge

Hazards

Terumbu karang hidup yang sangat dangkal, kering saat pasang surut rendah, langsung di bawah takeoff dan bagian barrel β€” jatuh di sini sering berakhir dengan luka dalam di terumbu, dan terjebak di dalam adalah bahaya nyata ketika suck-out mengekspos dasar. Ombak ini sangat cepat dan tidak memaafkan, jadi takeoff yang gagal langsung membuat Anda jatuh ke terumbu; bulu babi dan arus panjang yang kuat yang menarik Anda ke bagian dalam berbatu menambah risiko. Pada gelombang yang baik, lineup dipenuhi dengan peselancar profesional dan penggila, dan zona takeoff sangat ketat dan agresif.

Getting there

Sebagian besar peselancar mencapainya dengan perahu dari Maluk atau menginap di salah satu kamp selancar dekat titik dan berjalan/mendayung keluar β€” ada akses jalur tanah di dekat tanjung di mana Anda bisa parkir. Atur waktu masuk Anda dari bebatuan di titik dan gunakan saluran rip di bahu untuk keluar ke belakang tanpa harus melawan terumbu; kembali masuk paling mudah dengan menunggangi ombak menuju bagian dalam dan keluar di titik yang sama saat pasang naik. Terbaik saat pasang sedang hingga tinggi β€” saat surut, terumbu mengering dan menjadi hampir tidak bisa ditunggangi dan jauh lebih berbahaya.

Board

Bawa papan tube kecil yang cepat dan panjang untuk step-up β€” shortboard yang sedikit lebih panjang atau papan khusus barrel yang bersih dengan daya dorong ekstra membantu Anda melakukan takeoff yang curam dan cepat serta mempertahankan garis melalui tube yang panjang. Pada hari-hari yang lebih besar dan solid, gunakan ukuran 6'4"–6'8" step-up; ini bukan tempat untuk papan fish atau yang lambat.

Localism

moderate β€” be polite, wait your turn.

Where to go now

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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.

πŸ›΅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 β€” this is prime surf time, with cleaner conditions, consistent groundswell and steady offshore-to-cross trade winds in the mornings.