Jimmy's Left surf

Jimmy's Left

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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
1.1m
Swell
1.0m
9s · SSW
Period
9s
Wind
9 km/h
SSE · gust 22
Onshore
Water
27°C
Air
25°C

Surf report

Tide rising · High 7:00 AM 1.0m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 1.1 m
1.1m 9s SSW
10 km/h on
0.9m
9 AM 1.2 m
1.1m 9s SSW
9 km/h on
0.8m
12 PM 1.3 m
1.2m 10s SSW
11 km/h on
-0.0m
3 PM 1.4 m
1.2m 10s SSW
13 km/h on
-0.5m
6 PM 1.4 m
1.2m 9s SSW
10 km/h on
0.2m
Best session today
6 AM–8 AM
Onshore 1.1m swell @ 9s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 1.0 2.0 3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 20 40 3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM

Tide

High 7:00 AM · 1.0m Low 3:00 PM · -0.5m High 9:00 PM · 0.7m Low 2:00 AM · 0.0m
H 7 AM L 3 PM H 9 PM L 2 AM H 8 AM L 3 PM H 9 PM 3 AM9 AM3 PM9 PM3 AM9 AM3 PM9 PM

7-day outlook

Best days
Tue, Sep 8
1.0–1.4m
Wed, Sep 9
1.2–1.4m
Thu, Sep 10
1.1–1.2m
Fri, Sep 11 Best
1.0–1.1m
Sat, Sep 12
0.9–1.0m
Sun, Sep 13 Best
1.0–1.2m
Mon, Sep 14 Best
1.2–1.3m

Hourly detail

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

About Jimmy's Left

Jimmy's Left é o reflexo menos discutido de seu vizinho, quebrando para a esquerda sobre o mesmo recife raso de Sumbawa com velocidade e consequências. Surfistas avançados encontrarão seções íngremes e impactantes que exigem compromisso e posicionamento preciso dos pés. Funciona melhor em swells sólidos do sul e oferece um ritmo diferente do lado direito, recompensando aqueles que dedicam tempo para ler suas sutilezas. Não é uma onda para os fracos de coração — o recife é implacável em quedas.

Local knowledge

Hazards

O recife aqui é extremamente raso na maré baixa — corais vivos e afiados ficam logo abaixo da superfície e uma queda na seção errada pode significar lacerações sérias ou pior. Uma forte corrente lateral corre pelo recife em swells maiores, tornando fácil ser arrastado para fora de posição e para a zona de impacto; conheça sua saída antes de remar para fora. Ouriços-do-mar colonizam a plataforma do recife, então o uso de botas é fortemente recomendado tanto para a entrada quanto para qualquer corrida em busca de segurança.

Getting there

Jimmy's Left está ao longo da costa sul de Sumbawa, perto da área de Hu'u / Lakey Peak — a maioria dos surfistas chega de moto ou ojek de Dompu, com as warungs de Lakey Beach servindo como seu principal ponto de referência e base. Uma remada curta pelo canal entre Jimmy's e a direita vizinha te leva ao lineup; sincronize sua entrada pelo canal na maré média a alta para evitar arranhar o recife exposto. Saia pelo mesmo canal — não deixe a corrente te empurrar para a borda interna do recife.

Board

Em um swell sólido padrão (4–6 pés), traga uma prancha shortboard maior — algo com um pouco de potência extra de remada e aderência para combinar com a velocidade e quedas íngremes da onda. Quando ultrapassar 6 pés, uma prancha de performance ou uma step-up com pin arredondado na faixa de 6'6"–7'2" é a escolha certa; esta não é uma onda para subestimar em um dia grande.

Localism

moderate — be polite, wait your turn.

Where to go now

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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.