Lombok Sumbawa Surf Trip

We will take you to the best of Indonesia's best breaks lefts and rights. you will travel through beautiful islands of Lombok and west Sumbawa  in 10 days surf trip. You will surf at the world class surf destination, such Dessert Point, Super Suck, Yoyo's, Scar Reef, Mawi, Ekas, Gerupuk, Are Goling, Senggigi Right or Left Hander, Senggigi Secret Spots, and other secret spots.

Lombok
This island, which measures about 80 kilometers north to south and about 70 kilometers east to west, is a much drier and tougher island than generally verdant Bali. This is perhaps why the Sasak (most of population's ethnic group) name for Lombok is Bumi Gora, which literally means "The Dry Farmland". The most awesome physical attraction on Lombok is Indonesia's tallest volcano, the 3726 meter high Gunung Rinjani.

Lombok's waves, most of which are concentrated on the island's West Coast and along a south coast ragged with bays, beaches and dramatic headlands. You wont find as many surf spots on Lombok as you can ride on Bali, but they are usually less crowded and physically more beautiful as natural locations. One particular place, known to locals as Bangko-Bangko (but to surfers the world over as Desert Point ), is one of the world's premier left hand surf spots when it's working. This impulsive, but perfect and long point break requires a swell of good direction and size to fire, but given those requirements it more than produces the barelling goods. Desert starts off small at the take-off, then, as it winds down the reef, the wave will increase in size and barrel on down the line. There are other waves in this southern region and even some in the Gilis, though normally on solid swells.

Lombok Surf Breaks

Desert Point
As with many waves in Indo the tides plays a big role at Deserts. At high tide it can appear 2-3' and quite fat....then as the tide goes out it begins to fire often turning into 5-6' left hand pits. The reef is quite shallow and booties are a must. The rip is very strong here and it can hold up to a 10ft swell. A serious wave...but serious fun once you get it wired.

Belongas Bay
A long bay with lots of potential. Mainly best in the early season before the winds become too strong. Several rights and left setup depending on the size and direction of the swell.

Selong Belanak or Mawi
Mawi needs at least 3 foot of ocean swell to work. Some swells will offer a left and right hand peak and can probably handle up to 6'. This break is not so tide dependant but can get very very sucky at low tide. It is a beautifully scenic spot and worth a walk on the beach.

Grupuk Bay
A nice bay setup with a left one side and right the other and a peak in the middle. On bigger swells the bommie is also rideable. The right hand point is probably the pick with long bowling waves. Watch the bommie for indications of the sets....don't get caught inside otherwise it is a long long paddle!

Ekas
Another nice bay setup which requires a fair bit of sell to turn on. Outside Ekkas is long left with some fast hollow sections. Inside Ekkas is right but needs more swell to break. Best at mid tide.

SUMBAWA - West Sumbawa Surf Breaks
This island measures about 280 kilometers long from east to west and varies in width from 15 to 90 kilometers. Compared to Bali and Lombok, Sumbawa is relatively uncrowded being about three times the size of Bali with less than a fourth the population. The people of Sumbawa are mostly farmers and ranchers by trade. In times they prospered through the sale of fine horses and fragrant woods (sapan and sandalwood), but now they live a much rougher life than do their Lombok and Bali neighbours to the west. Sumbawa's distinctly Australasian climate, flora and fauna lend a thorny, dry and scrub-cutting edge to day-to-day life and survival. The three main and most famous spots surfed on the west coast of Sumbawa are Scar Reef, Super Suck and Yo-Yo's.

Scar Reef, 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.

Super Suck , off the village of Maluk 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.

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 rideable 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.

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Price included:

- Return Ticket Bali Lombok Bali

- Tourism Coach with experience driver

- Surf Guide

- 9 Nights Accommodation ( Lombok and West Sumbawa)

- Return Ferry Lombok Sumbawa Lombok

- Tax and Service charge

Excluded:

- International Flight

- Personal expenses ( phone, laundry, etc)

- Alcohol drink

- Airport tax

- Meals ( Lunch and Dinner)

- Surf Guide and Driver Tips

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