Super Suck surf

Super Suck

Expert
Reef break · Uncrowded · Best: Abril a octubre · All tides
Working best in Sumbawa now Scar Reef Good · 1.4m @ 9s View →
Conditions right now
Good
Wave
1.8m
Swell
1.7m
9s · SSW
Period
9s
Wind
15 km/h
SE · gust 30
Cross-shore
Water
27°C
Air
25°C

Surf report

Tide rising · High 7:00 AM 1.0m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 1.9 m
1.8m 10s SSW
17 km/h cross
0.9m
9 AM 1.9 m
1.8m 9s SSW
17 km/h cross
0.8m
12 PM 2.0 m
1.8m 9s SSW
20 km/h on
-0.1m
3 PM 2.1 m
1.8m 9s SSW
22 km/h on
-0.4m
6 PM 2.1 m
1.8m 9s SSW
17 km/h cross
0.3m
Best session today
6 AM–8 AM
Cross-shore 1.8m swell @ 9s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 1.3 2.5 2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 30 60 2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM

Tide

High 7:00 AM · 1.0m Low 2:00 PM · -0.5m High 9:00 PM · 0.8m Low 2:00 AM · -0.0m
H 7 AM L 2 PM H 9 PM L 2 AM H 8 AM L 3 PM H 9 PM 2 AM8 AM2 PM8 PM2 AM8 AM2 PM8 PM

7-day outlook

Best days
Tue, Sep 8
1.8–2.2m
Wed, Sep 9
1.9–2.2m
Thu, Sep 10 Best
1.8–1.9m
Fri, Sep 11 Best
1.7–1.8m
Sat, Sep 12
1.6–1.7m
Sun, Sep 13 Best
1.8–2.1m
Mon, Sep 14
2.1–2.2m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
2 AM 1.8m 1.7m SSW 9s 15 SE cross 0.3m
3 AM 1.8m 1.7m SSW 9s 15 SE cross 0.4m
4 AM 1.8m 1.7m SSW 10s 16 SE cross 0.6m
5 AM 1.8m 1.7m SSW 10s 16 SE cross 0.8m
6 AM 1.9m 1.8m SSW 10s 17 SE cross 0.9m
7 AM 1.9m 1.8m SSW 9s 15 SE cross 1.0m
8 AM 1.9m 1.8m SSW 9s 17 SE cross 0.9m
9 AM 1.9m 1.8m SSW 9s 17 SE on 0.8m
10 AM 2.0m 1.8m SSW 9s 17 SSE on 0.5m
11 AM 2.0m 1.8m SSW 9s 18 SSE on 0.2m
12 PM 2.0m 1.8m SSW 9s 20 SSE on -0.1m
1 PM 2.0m 1.8m SSW 9s 21 SSE on -0.4m
2 PM 2.1m 1.8m SSW 9s 22 SSE on -0.5m
3 PM 2.1m 1.8m SSW 9s 22 SSE on -0.4m
4 PM 2.1m 1.8m SSW 10s 22 SSE on -0.3m
5 PM 2.1m 1.8m SSW 9s 20 SSE on 0.0m
6 PM 2.1m 1.8m SSW 9s 17 SE cross 0.3m
7 PM 2.1m 1.7m SSW 9s 16 SE cross 0.6m
8 PM 2.1m 1.7m SSW 9s 16 SE cross 0.7m
9 PM 2.1m 1.7m SSW 9s 16 SE cross 0.8m
10 PM 2.2m 1.7m SSW 9s 16 SE cross 0.7m
11 PM 2.2m 1.7m SSW 9s 15 SE cross 0.5m
12 AM 2.2m 1.7m SSW 9s 14 SE on 0.2m
1 AM 2.2m 1.6m SSW 8s 14 SE on 0.1m

About Super Suck

Super Suck est un gauche extrêmement rapide et creux, situé près de Maluk, sur la côte ouest de Sumbawa. Ce récif est célèbre pour son take-off directement dans le barrel, avec des sections ayant une lèvre épaisse et un mur vertical, qui exigent une lecture parfaite et de la confiance à chaque pagaie. La vague se brise sur un récif très peu profond et, avec une houle solide, peut générer de longs barrels parfaits qui s'étendent sur plus de 150 mètres. Super Suck ne pardonne pas les erreurs, mais lors des bonnes journées, c'est l'une des vagues les plus excitantes du monde.

Local knowledge

Hazards

Récif de corail vivant extrêmement peu profond et à sec à marée basse directement sous la section de takeoff et de barrel — les wipeouts ici se terminent régulièrement par des coupures profondes sur le récif, et se faire coincer à l'intérieur est le véritable danger lorsque le suck-out expose le fond. La vague est rapide comme un train de marchandises et impitoyable, donc un takeoff raté vous envoie directement sur le récif ; les oursins et le fort courant de longshore qui vous tire vers la section rocheuse intérieure ajoutent au danger. Lors d'une bonne houle, le lineup se remplit de pros en voyage et de surfeurs engagés, et la zone de takeoff est serrée et agressive.

Getting there

La plupart des surfeurs y accèdent par bateau depuis Maluk ou séjournent dans l'un des camps de surf près du point et marchent/pagayer pour sortir — il y a un accès par une piste en terre près du promontoire où vous pouvez vous garer. Chronométrez votre entrée depuis les rochers au point et utilisez le chenal de rip sur l'épaule pour sortir sans riper sur le récif ; revenir est plus facile en surfant une vague vers l'intérieur et en sortant au même point à marée montante. Mieux à marée moyenne à haute — à marée basse, le récif se vide et devient presque impraticable et beaucoup plus dangereux.

Board

Apportez une planche rapide et allongée pour les petites vagues à step-up — une planche courte légèrement step-up ou une planche spécifique pour les barrels avec un bon drive vous aide à réussir le takeoff raide et rapide et à maintenir la ligne à travers le long tube. Lors des jours plus gros et plus solides, optez pour une step-up de 6'4"–6'8" ; ce n'est pas un endroit pour un fish ou quoi que ce soit de lent.

Localism

moderate — be polite, wait your turn.

Where to go now

Super Suck vs. nearby, live
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Super Suck Best now
this spot
1.8m
1.7m 9s
15 cross
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15 cross
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5 km away
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15 cross
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1.5m 9s
15 cross
Good

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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.