Jimmy's Left surf

Jimmy's Left

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Reef break · Moderate · Best: May–October · All tides
Working best in Sumbawa now Lakey Peak Epic · 1.8m @ 13s View →
Conditions right now
Epic
Wave
1.4m
Swell
1.3m
13s · SSW
Period
13s
Wind
8 km/h
ESE · gust 18
Cross-shore
Water
29°C
Air
25°C

Surf report

Tide rising · High 7:00 AM 1.4m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 1.4 m
1.4m 13s SSW
5 km/h cross
1.3m
9 AM 1.4 m
1.4m 13s SSW
3 km/h off
1.0m
12 PM 1.4 m
1.3m 12s SSW
8 km/h cross
0.0m
3 PM 1.3 m
1.3m 12s SSW
4 km/h off
-0.1m
6 PM 1.3 m
1.2m 12s SSW
5 km/h on
0.6m
Best session today
3 PM–5 PM
Offshore 1.2m swell @ 12s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 1.0 2.0 3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 15 30 3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM

Tide

High 7:00 AM · 1.4m Low 2:00 PM · -0.2m High 8:00 PM · 0.8m Low 1:00 AM · 0.2m
H 7 AM L 2 PM H 8 PM L 1 AM H 8 AM L 3 PM H 9 PM 3 AM9 AM3 PM9 PM3 AM9 AM3 PM9 PM

7-day outlook

Best days
Fri, Jun 12 Best
1.2–1.4m
Sat, Jun 13
1.1–1.2m
Sun, Jun 14
1.1–1.2m
Mon, Jun 15
1.0–1.1m
Tue, Jun 16
0.8–0.9m
Wed, Jun 17
0.8–1.0m
Thu, Jun 18
0.9–1.0m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
3 AM 1.4m 1.3m SSW 13s 8 ESE cross 0.6m
4 AM 1.4m 1.3m SSW 13s 8 ESE cross 0.9m
5 AM 1.4m 1.4m SSW 13s 7 ESE cross 1.1m
6 AM 1.4m 1.4m SSW 13s 5 ESE cross 1.3m
7 AM 1.4m 1.4m SSW 13s 5 ESE cross 1.4m
8 AM 1.4m 1.4m SSW 13s 3 E off 1.2m
9 AM 1.4m 1.4m SSW 13s 3 NNW off 1.0m
10 AM 1.4m 1.3m SSW 13s 7 NW cross 0.7m
11 AM 1.4m 1.3m SSW 12s 7 NW cross 0.3m
12 PM 1.4m 1.3m SSW 12s 8 NW cross 0.0m
1 PM 1.4m 1.3m SSW 12s 8 WNW cross -0.2m
2 PM 1.4m 1.3m SSW 12s 5 NW cross -0.2m
3 PM 1.3m 1.3m SSW 12s 4 NNW off -0.1m
4 PM 1.3m 1.2m SSW 12s 5 NE off 0.1m
5 PM 1.3m 1.2m SSW 12s 5 ENE off 0.3m
6 PM 1.3m 1.2m SSW 12s 5 S on 0.6m
7 PM 1.3m 1.2m SSW 12s 3 S on 0.8m
8 PM 1.3m 1.2m SSW 12s 3 SE cross 0.8m
9 PM 1.2m 1.1m SSW 12s 1 NW cross 0.8m
10 PM 1.2m 1.1m SSW 12s 2 SE cross 0.6m
11 PM 1.2m 1.1m SSW 12s 1 ESE cross 0.5m
12 AM 1.2m 1.1m SSW 12s 1 ESE cross 0.3m
1 AM 1.2m 1.1m SSW 12s 1 ESE cross 0.2m
2 AM 1.2m 1.0m SSW 12s 2 ESE cross 0.2m

About Jimmy's Left

Jimmy's Left adalah cermin yang kurang dibahas dari tetangganya, mengalir ke kiri di atas reef Sumbawa yang dangkal dengan kecepatan dan konsekuensi. Peselancar tingkat lanjut akan menemukan bagian yang curam dan punchy yang membutuhkan komitmen dan penempatan kaki yang tepat. Ombak ini paling baik pada swell selatan yang solid dan menawarkan ritme yang berbeda dari kanan, memberi imbalan bagi mereka yang meluangkan waktu untuk membaca nuansanya. Bukan ombak untuk yang lemah hati — reef ini tidak memaafkan pada terjatuh.

Local knowledge

Hazards

Reef di sini sangat dangkal saat air surut — terumbu karang yang tajam dan hidup berada tepat di bawah permukaan dan terjatuh di bagian yang salah dapat berarti luka serius atau lebih buruk. Arus lateral yang kuat mengalir di atas reef pada swell yang lebih besar, membuatnya mudah terseret keluar dari posisi dan ke zona dampak; ketahui jalur keluar Anda sebelum mendayung. Landak laut mengkoloni rak reef, jadi sepatu boot sangat dianjurkan untuk masuk dan saat berjuang menuju keselamatan.

Getting there

Jimmy's Left terletak di sepanjang garis pantai selatan Sumbawa dekat area Hu'u / Lakey Peak — sebagian besar peselancar mencapainya dengan motor atau ojek dari Dompu, dengan warung di Pantai Lakey sebagai tanda dan basis utama Anda. Sebuah dayungan singkat dari saluran antara Jimmy's dan kanan tetangganya membawa Anda ke lineup; atur waktu masuk Anda melalui saluran saat air pasang sedang hingga tinggi untuk menghindari menggesek di atas rak reef yang terpapar. Keluar melalui saluran yang sama — jangan biarkan arus mendorong Anda ke tepi reef bagian dalam.

Board

Pada swell solid standar (4–6 kaki) bawa shortboard step-up — sesuatu dengan sedikit ekstra daya dayung dan daya tahan untuk mencocokkan kecepatan dan penurunan curam ombak. Ketika ombak mendorong lebih dari 6 kaki, performance gun atau step-up rounded-pin dalam rentang 6'6"–7'2" adalah pilihan yang tepat; ini bukan ombak untuk menggunakan papan yang kurang pada hari besar.

Localism

moderate — be polite, wait your turn.

Where to go now

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8 cross
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Surfing in Sumbawa

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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.