Periscopes surf

Periscopes

Intermediate
Reef break · Moderate · Best: May–October · All tides
Working best in Sumbawa now Scar Reef Epic · 1.9m @ 11s View →
Conditions right now
Good
Wave
1.7m
Swell
1.7m
11s · SSW
Period
11s
Wind
13 km/h
SSE · gust 33
Onshore
Water
29°C
Air
29°C

Surf report

Tide rising · High 9:00 PM 1.7m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 1.7 m
1.6m 12s SSW
9 km/h cross
0.2m
9 AM 1.7 m
1.6m 12s SSW
10 km/h on
1.3m
12 PM 1.7 m
1.7m 11s SSW
11 km/h on
0.5m
3 PM 1.7 m
1.7m 11s SSW
12 km/h on
-0.5m
6 PM 1.8 m
1.7m 11s SSW
10 km/h on
0.5m
Best session today
6 PM–7 AM
Onshore 1.6m swell @ 10s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 1.3 2.5 4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 20 40 4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM

Tide

High 9:00 PM · 1.7m Low 4:00 AM · -1.0m High 10:00 AM · 1.4m Low 4:00 PM · -0.6m
H 9 PM L 4 AM H 10 AM L 4 PM H 10 PM L 4 AM H 10 AM 4 PM10 PM4 AM10 AM4 PM10 PM4 AM10 AM

7-day outlook

Best days
Sun, Oct 25 Best
1.6–1.8m
Mon, Oct 26
1.6–1.8m
Tue, Oct 27
1.3–1.6m
Wed, Oct 28
1.1–1.3m
Thu, Oct 29
0.9–1.1m
Fri, Oct 30
0.8–0.9m
Sat, Oct 31
0.8–0.9m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
4 PM 1.7m 1.7m SSW 11s 13 SSE on -0.4m
5 PM 1.7m 1.7m SSW 11s 11 SSE on -0.0m
6 PM 1.8m 1.7m SSW 11s 10 SSE on 0.5m
7 PM 1.8m 1.7m SSW 11s 8 SSE on 1.1m
8 PM 1.8m 1.7m SSW 11s 8 S on 1.5m
9 PM 1.8m 1.7m SSW 11s 12 SSW on 1.7m
10 PM 1.8m 1.7m SSW 11s 10 S on 1.6m
11 PM 1.8m 1.7m SSW 11s 6 SSE on 1.2m
12 AM 1.8m 1.7m SSW 11s 5 SE cross 0.6m
1 AM 1.8m 1.7m SSW 11s 4 SE cross -0.0m
2 AM 1.8m 1.7m SSW 11s 5 SSE on -0.6m
3 AM 1.8m 1.7m SSW 11s 5 SSE on -1.0m
4 AM 1.8m 1.6m SSW 11s 5 SSE on -1.0m
5 AM 1.8m 1.6m SSW 11s 7 SSE on -0.7m
6 AM 1.8m 1.6m SSW 10s 7 SSE on -0.2m
7 AM 1.8m 1.6m SSW 10s 7 SSE on 0.4m
8 AM 1.8m 1.6m SSW 9s 8 S on 0.9m
9 AM 1.7m 1.6m SSW 9s 10 S on 1.3m
10 AM 1.7m 1.6m SSW 9s 11 S on 1.4m
11 AM 1.7m 1.6m SSW 9s 13 S on 1.1m
12 PM 1.7m 1.6m SSW 9s 14 S on 0.7m
1 PM 1.7m 1.6m SSW 9s 14 S on 0.2m
2 PM 1.7m 1.5m SSW 9s 14 S on -0.3m
3 PM 1.7m 1.5m SSW 9s 12 S on -0.6m

About Periscopes

Periscopes é um reef break peculiar e divertido na área da Lakey Beach em Sumbawa, conhecido por seus picos quadrados e incomuns que surgem ao longo do recife. A onda é adequada para surfistas intermediários, oferecendo seções enérgicas e alguns momentos surpreendentemente ocos, sem a consequência bruta de seus vizinhos mais pesados. Ela tende a captar swell de forma confiável e lida com uma variedade de condições, tornando-se uma opção de backup quando outros pontos estão lotados. Divertida, variada e um pouco excêntrica — ela faz jus ao seu nome curioso.

Local knowledge

Hazards

O recife é raso na maré baixa e coberto de corais vivos e ouriços-do-mar afiados — é fortemente recomendado o uso de booties. A configuração incomum de múltiplos picos significa que as prioridades das ondas mudam de forma imprevisível, aumentando o risco de colisões quando a lineup fica movimentada. Uma corrente moderada corre ao longo da borda do recife em swells maiores; use-a para sair, mas não deixe que ela te arraste para os lados nas seções de bommie.

Getting there

Periscopes está localizado dentro do cluster de breaks da Lakey Beach — estacione nos principais warungs da Lakey Beach e caminhe pela trilha curta para o sul ao longo da praia. Remar para fora a partir do canal de areia à direita do recife ajuda a evitar as seções mais rasas; ao voltar, mire de volta para aquela mesma faixa de areia e não deixe que a seção de fechamento te empurre para a prateleira do recife.

Board

Um shortboard versátil ou um funboard de comprimento médio na faixa de 6'4"–7'0" funciona bem, dado os picos enérgicos e variados — a flutuação extra ajuda a conectar as seções mais peculiares. Em dias pequenos e sem força, um fish ou híbrido proporcionará mais diversão; se um swell sólido passar, troque por um shortboard um pouco mais grosso e de maior volume para lidar com os momentos ocos com controle.

Localism

moderate — be polite, wait your turn.

Where to go now

Periscopes vs. nearby, live
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Periscopes
this spot
1.7m
1.7m 11s
13 on
Good
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0 km away
1.7m
1.7m 11s
11 on
Epic
1 km away
1.7m
1.7m 11s
11 on
Epic
2 km away
1.7m
1.7m 11s
11 on
Epic

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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.