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Sailing through tropical Islands in search of surf is a fantasy that every surfer must have dreamed of. The attractions are obvious - total flexibility and freedom to travel wherever the conditions combine to produce the best surf. The region for this surf adventure boast a range of world class waves that work on varied conditions maximizing the potential for good surf. Lombok' Desert Point is a long, hollow left which on its day, rivals any waves in Indonesia for the length of make able tubes and sheer speed. The coast of west Sumbawa is dotted with a series of quality breaks. The three main and most famous spots surfed on the west coast of Sumbawa are Scar Reef, Super Suck and Yo-Yo's. First is Scar Reef, an intense left-hand tube, just south of the Jelinggah Beach headland, is a great left-hander and hollow wave that is best at lower tides. Either side of low tide will cause this wave to break further down the line towards the jutting headland. Higher tides bring the wave closer to the inside and cause it to section considerably. Scar reef picks up plenty of swell depending on direction, but it is particularly good-and waves are hollow and superb-on a big south swell. Next is Super Suck, Another hollow left which seems to spit the surfer from one open tube section to the next. Super Suck, off the village of Malok about a half hour past the town of Taliwang, is the most famous and sought after wave on this rugged coast. When Super Suck is working, it is really working and will make your trip to Sumbawa more than worthwhile. Big walls of water break off a boil rock on the outside of the bay and suck up into a thick and heavy left that bowls and winds down the reef for a few hundred meters. The inside section of this reef gets really shallow. The area's most reliable surf is found in a bay known as Yo Yo's with two consistent right-handers. Yo-Yo's, just south of Super Suck at Sekongkang Bay, is your best West Sumbawa bet when everything else is small. This beautiful bay offers two different spots. The best is about 400 meters from a towering cliff. It is a right, sometimes called The Hook, which gets really good and holds up to six feet of swell. This wave is fast and hollow and features shifting peaks. It breaks and is ride able on all tides except a dead-low one. The second wave here, located right up against the cliff is called The Wedge and can handle six to eight feet of swell before closing out. It consists of a shifty and mushy outside peak that winds into a fast and bowling inside section. April to October, tradewinds can blow Yo-Yo's out, so mornings are best.When we depart the west coast of Sumbawa, we have a wide range of bays along the south coast of Lombok that produce quality left and right-hand reef and beach breaks when conditions are right. The game fishing in this area is also excellent.  |
