Miller's Right surf

Miller's Right

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Reef break · Moderate · Best: May–October · All tides
Working best in Sumba now Tarimbang Good · 1.4m @ 9s View →
Conditions right now
Good
Wave
1.4m
Swell
1.3m
9s · SW
Period
9s
Wind
12 km/h
SSE · gust 28
Onshore
Water
30°C
Air
31°C

Surf report

Tide falling · Low 5:00 PM -0.6m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 1.5 m
1.5m 9s SW
7 km/h off
-1.0m
9 AM 1.5 m
1.5m 9s SW
10 km/h cross
0.9m
12 PM 1.5 m
1.4m 9s SW
9 km/h cross
1.3m
3 PM 1.4 m
1.3m 9s SW
13 km/h cross
-0.3m
6 PM 1.4 m
1.2m 9s SW
12 km/h cross
-0.3m
Best session today
6 PM–7 AM
Offshore 1.0m swell @ 8s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 1.0 2.0 1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 25 50 1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM

Tide

Low 5:00 PM · -0.6m High 11:00 PM · 2.1m Low 5:00 AM · -1.3m High 11:00 AM · 1.3m
L 5 PM H 11 PM L 5 AM H 11 AM L 5 PM H 11 PM L 6 AM 1 PM7 PM1 AM7 AM1 PM7 PM1 AM7 AM

7-day outlook

Best days
Wed, Oct 28 Best
1.3–1.6m
Thu, Oct 29
1.2–1.4m
Fri, Oct 30
1.0–1.2m
Sat, Oct 31
1.0–1.1m
Sun, Nov 1 Best
0.9–1.1m
Mon, Nov 2
0.9–1.2m
Tue, Nov 3
1.2–1.3m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
1 PM 1.4m 1.3m SW 9s 12 SSE on 0.8m
2 PM 1.4m 1.3m SW 9s 14 SE cross 0.3m
3 PM 1.4m 1.3m SW 9s 13 ESE cross -0.3m
4 PM 1.4m 1.3m SW 9s 14 ESE cross -0.6m
5 PM 1.4m 1.2m SW 9s 13 SE cross -0.6m
6 PM 1.4m 1.2m SW 9s 12 SE cross -0.3m
7 PM 1.3m 1.2m SW 9s 14 E off 0.3m
8 PM 1.3m 1.2m SW 9s 9 NE off 1.0m
9 PM 1.4m 1.2m SW 9s 6 NE off 1.6m
10 PM 1.4m 1.2m SW 9s 8 E off 2.0m
11 PM 1.4m 1.2m SW 9s 13 ESE cross 2.1m
12 AM 1.4m 1.1m SW 8s 15 ESE cross 1.8m
1 AM 1.4m 1.1m SW 8s 15 E cross 1.2m
2 AM 1.4m 1.1m SW 8s 14 E off 0.4m
3 AM 1.3m 1.1m SW 8s 13 E off -0.4m
4 AM 1.3m 1.1m SW 8s 12 E off -1.0m
5 AM 1.3m 1.1m SW 8s 11 ENE off -1.3m
6 AM 1.3m 1.0m SW 8s 11 NE off -1.3m
7 AM 1.2m 1.0m SW 8s 11 ENE off -0.8m
8 AM 1.2m 1.0m SW 8s 13 ESE cross -0.2m
9 AM 1.2m 1.0m SW 8s 17 ESE cross 0.4m
10 AM 1.2m 1.0m SW 8s 19 ESE cross 1.0m
11 AM 1.2m 1.0m SW 8s 17 SE cross 1.3m
12 PM 1.2m 1.0m SW 8s 18 SE cross 1.3m

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

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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.