Miller's Right surf

Miller's Right

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Reef break · Moderate · Best: May–October · All tides
Working best in Sumba now Occy's Left / Nihiwatu Good · 1.4m @ 10s View →
Conditions right now
Good
Wave
1.5m
Swell
1.5m
10s · SW
Period
10s
Wind
8 km/h
ESE · gust 14
Cross-shore
Water
27°C
Air
24°C

Surf report

Tide rising · High 7:00 AM 1.1m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 1.7 m
1.7m 10s SW
7 km/h off
1.0m
9 AM 1.8 m
1.8m 10s SW
12 km/h cross
0.9m
12 PM 1.9 m
1.8m 10s SW
14 km/h cross
-0.1m
3 PM 1.9 m
1.8m 9s SW
14 km/h cross
-0.5m
6 PM 2.0 m
1.8m 9s SW
14 km/h cross
0.4m
Best session today
6 AM–8 AM
Offshore 1.8m swell @ 10s

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 20 40 2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM

Tide

High 7:00 AM · 1.1m Low 2:00 PM · -0.5m High 9:00 PM · 0.9m Low 2:00 AM · -0.1m
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
1.5–2.0m
Wed, Sep 9
1.9–2.0m
Thu, Sep 10 Best
1.7–1.9m
Fri, Sep 11 Best
1.6–1.8m
Sat, Sep 12 Best
1.5–1.7m
Sun, Sep 13
1.7–2.1m
Mon, Sep 14
2.0–2.1m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
2 AM 1.5m 1.5m SW 10s 8 ESE cross 0.3m
3 AM 1.5m 1.5m SW 10s 8 ESE cross 0.4m
4 AM 1.6m 1.6m SW 10s 8 ESE cross 0.6m
5 AM 1.6m 1.6m SW 10s 8 E cross 0.8m
6 AM 1.7m 1.7m SW 10s 7 E off 1.0m
7 AM 1.8m 1.8m SW 10s 10 E off 1.1m
8 AM 1.8m 1.8m SW 10s 10 ESE cross 1.0m
9 AM 1.8m 1.8m SW 10s 12 ESE cross 0.9m
10 AM 1.9m 1.8m SW 10s 14 SE cross 0.6m
11 AM 1.9m 1.8m SW 10s 15 SE cross 0.2m
12 PM 1.9m 1.8m SW 10s 14 SE cross -0.1m
1 PM 1.9m 1.8m SW 10s 13 SE cross -0.4m
2 PM 1.9m 1.8m SW 9s 13 SSE on -0.5m
3 PM 1.9m 1.8m SW 9s 14 SSE cross -0.5m
4 PM 1.9m 1.8m SW 9s 14 SE cross -0.3m
5 PM 2.0m 1.8m SW 9s 15 SE cross 0.0m
6 PM 2.0m 1.8m SW 9s 14 SE cross 0.4m
7 PM 2.0m 1.8m SW 9s 14 SE cross 0.7m
8 PM 2.0m 1.7m SW 9s 12 ESE cross 0.8m
9 PM 2.0m 1.7m SW 9s 11 ESE cross 0.9m
10 PM 2.0m 1.7m SW 9s 11 ESE cross 0.8m
11 PM 2.0m 1.7m SW 9s 10 ESE cross 0.6m
12 AM 2.0m 1.8m SW 9s 9 ESE cross 0.3m
1 AM 2.0m 1.8m SW 9s 10 ESE cross 0.1m

About Miller's Right

Miller's Right adalah reef break yang kuat dan berongga di pantai barat daya Sumba yang membutuhkan rasa hormat dari peselancar berpengalaman. Ombak ini memunculkan gelombang kanan yang cepat dan berongga di atas terumbu tajam, memberikan jenis tabung berat yang dicari peselancar tingkat lanjut. Swell perlu dibaca dengan hati-hati, dan terumbu yang dangkal berarti jatuhnya bisa sangat menyakitkan. Siapkan quiver yang solid dan datanglah siap untuk salah satu ombak paling mendebarkan di Sumba.

Local knowledge

Hazards

Terumbu di Miller's Right sangat dangkal saat air surut — jatuh berat di bagian kering dapat menyebabkan luka serius akibat karang yang tajam, jadi sepatu terumbu dan helm sangat dianjurkan. Arus lateral yang kuat mengalir di sepanjang terumbu saat swell datang dan pergi, membuatnya mudah terseret melewati saluran jika Anda tidak memperhatikan. Bulu babi banyak terdapat di rak terumbu, jadi hindari meletakkan kaki di mana pun di luar saluran berpasir.

Getting there

Jalan di pantai barat daya Sumba kasar — kendaraan 4WD atau sepeda motor sangat penting untuk mencapai jalur yang menuju ke pantai. Kebanyakan peselancar menetap di atau sekitar Pero atau Waitabula dan baik mengemudikan diri ke titik akses terdekat atau mengatur transfer perahu singkat dengan pemandu lokal, yang merupakan pilihan yang lebih disukai saat swell besar ketika mendayung melalui saluran menjadi sulit. Masuk melalui saluran di sisi kiri dalam dari break; jangan mencoba masuk atau keluar di atas terumbu itu sendiri.

Board

Pada swell standar 3–6 kaki, shortboard performa atau step-up dalam rentang 6'2"–6'8" dengan sedikit tambahan volume sangat cocok untuk bagian yang cepat dan berongga. Ketika swell naik di atas 6 kaki, bawa step-up yang tepat atau semi-gun — ombak ini cepat menjadi tebal dan kuat, dan menggunakan papan yang kurang cocok pada set yang lebih besar akan membuat Anda dalam masalah.

Localism

moderate — be polite, wait your turn.

Where to go now

Miller's Right vs. nearby, live
Spot Surf Swell Wind Now
Miller's Right Best now
this spot
1.5m
1.5m 10s
8 cross
Good
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1.4m 10s
7 cross
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7 km away
1.4m
1.4m 10s
7 cross
Good
10 km away
1.4m
1.4m 10s
7 cross
Good

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Surfing in Sumba

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Sumba feels like a slip back in time — a wild, low-key island southeast of Bali that has so far escaped the development that reshaped its neighbours. Vast savannah plains, rolling hills, megalithic villages and empty golden beaches define a landscape that surfers describe as the Indonesia they were chasing all along.

✈️Getting there

Most travellers fly in via Bali (Denpasar). Sumba has two airports: Tambolaka (Waikabubak) in the west and Waingapu in the east, both served by short domestic flights from Denpasar, with some connections via Kupang or Bali several times daily.

🛵Getting around

Sumba is large and spread out, and the surf zones are far apart, so transport planning matters. Scooter rental is possible in the bigger towns, fine for short hops but tiring and exposed for long cross-island runs — and roads vary from decent asphalt to rough, potholed stretches.

🌤️Climate & season

Sumba has a pronounced dry and wet season. The dry season, roughly April to October, is prime time: cleaner conditions, dependable groundswell and the prevailing trade winds that groom the swell-exposed coasts. This is the core surf window.