Sumbawa ~ SurfingOverview of the West Sumbawa
Located just across the strait from lombok, west sumbawa is even more rugged in nature both in and out of the water, apart from surfers not many tourist venture here when compared to lombok, although the area is just as scenic with many beautiful beaches and reefs most of which catch a fair amount of swell and are directly offshore in dry season trades.
Waves
Like
much of Indo fast hollow lefts are what's on menu
here, with super sucks being the jewel in the crown
and the wave most come to this area in the hope of
scoring.
Yo yo's- the
swell magnet of the area, two rights the hook and
the wedge break here, both waves are fun but
not epic, normally surfed as a last resort when other
spots are to small.
Super suck- An
amazing left barrel machine and one of the best
lefts in Indo when on, although needs a solid swell
to start breaking and can be rather fickle, this
is the wave that most surfers who come here aim at scoring,
although it's really only for advanced surfers with thick
lips, power and punch breaking over a shallow reef
bottom.
Scar reef- Not
as perfect as Super sucks but still a high quality
left with plenty of chances to get barreled, Scar
reef is a lot more consistent than Super suck and
again is only really suited to better surfers breaking
over shallow coral reef.
Other waves- includes names such as, tropical's, donuts, little bingin, fly's, benete.
Surf camps/resort
Rantung beach hotel- basic
losmen accommodation, 12 rooms,rooms from about $7
per night with surf package's available with meals,
transfers from Bali etc www.surfindo.com.au
Tropical beach resort- quality
resort with pool and golf course, believe this hotel
may be now owned by Nomad travel (will update and
confirm this) www.tropicalbeachresort.com
Super suck hotel- Located at super sucks, nice losmen/hotel with restaurant and bar from $15-$45 pp pn www.supersuckhotel.com
Charter boats that focus on West Sumbawa:
before come if you need Accommodation in Balangan Beach Bali stay www.amangativilla.com
Places Stay in Lakey Peak Sumbawa Click Here www.lakeypeakonline.com
