Sumba ~ IslandOverview of the Sumba
Sumba is a fairly large but remote island situated between Sumbawa and Rote, a dry landscape with an interesting culture. Sumba is like the wild west of Indonesia, dry, raw and wild, this is a place where men still carry machetes and ride wild horses.
Waves
Like
on land the waves of Sumba are often raw and rugged,
most of the coastline picks up a lot of swell and
if it's big it's often big everywhere, not many roads
lead to surf spots meaning perhaps the best way to surf
here is via boat.
Crowd wise: Being
such a rugged place with most of the coastline
hard to access and not much accommodation, crowds
in Sumba are normally low, however areas such as miller's
right and Watu Libung can get crowded.
Sumba surf spots:
Nihiwatu/Occys left/gods left- The
wave that put Sumba on the map after occy appears
surfing it in an old billabong video, "Green
Iguana" its a left of high quality a fast barrel
that wraps around a reef, with quality
highly dependent on tide and winds, word
is you can only surf the wave if you stay at the
resort, we can't confirm if this is true or not as
the resort's web site doesn't state this (will
check it out and update)
Millers right- One
of the most popular waves on the island, a long
right reef/point, its not your typical indo sucking
straight bottom barrel, its more a tight almond
barrel with fatter sections, or other days a fat
wave with hollower sections, think an indo
style bells beach, this is perhaps one of the
few waves in
Sumba that can get
crowded.
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Surf camps/resort
Mr David's losmen- very
basic camp located in the south east corner, Watu
libung where there is a few lefts mostly mellow, max
guest 12, $35 pp pnnwww.eastsumba.com
Manggudu island resort- Small
private island with left and right on either side,
basic bungalows, $35 pp pn (possible closed, see web
site) www.manggudu.com
Sumba nautil resort- Located near Nihiwatu, up market bungalows & villas, surf packages available www.sumbanautilresort.com
Nihiwatu resort- Controversial upmarket resort- www.nihiwatu.com
#Rumor has always
been only guest from this resort can surf there, we
will find out facts and if true will remove link
from web site.
Charter boats that focus on Rote:
A
few charter boats include the Sumba area as part of
there trip, they normally also visit, Savu island
and Rote and some visit the other islands of Sumbawa
or lombok.
Mahalo 3 Indonesian explorations- 46ft power catamaran,cruising speed 15 knots, max 8 guest www.mahalo3indo.com
Places Stay in Lakey Peak Sumbawa Click Here www.lakeypeakonline.com
