Periscopes surf

Periscopes

Intermediate
Reef break · Moderate · Best: May–October · All tides
Working best in Sumbawa now Scar Reef Good · 1.4m @ 9s View →
Conditions right now
Good
Wave
1.4m
Swell
1.3m
9s · SSW
Period
9s
Wind
13 km/h
SSE · gust 29
Onshore
Water
27°C
Air
24°C

Surf report

Tide falling · Low 1:00 AM 0.2m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 1.5 m
1.4m 9s SSW
10 km/h cross
1.0m
9 AM 1.6 m
1.5m 9s SSW
13 km/h on
0.8m
12 PM 1.7 m
1.5m 9s SSW
15 km/h on
-0.1m
3 PM 1.7 m
1.6m 9s SSW
17 km/h on
-0.5m
6 PM 1.8 m
1.6m 9s SSW
16 km/h on
0.3m
Best session today
6 AM–8 AM
Cross-shore 1.4m swell @ 9s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 1.3 2.5 12 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 25 50 12 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Tide

Low 1:00 AM · 0.2m High 7:00 AM · 1.0m Low 2:00 PM · -0.5m High 9:00 PM · 0.8m
L 1 AM H 7 AM L 2 PM H 9 PM L 2 AM H 8 AM L 3 PM H 9 PM 12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

7-day outlook

Best days
Tue, Sep 8
1.4–1.9m
Wed, Sep 9
1.6–1.9m
Thu, Sep 10 Best
1.4–1.6m
Fri, Sep 11 Best
1.3–1.4m
Sat, Sep 12
1.2–1.3m
Sun, Sep 13 Best
1.2–1.5m
Mon, Sep 14
1.5–1.6m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
12 AM 1.4m 1.3m SSW 9s 13 SSE on 0.2m
1 AM 1.4m 1.3m SSW 9s 13 SSE on 0.2m
2 AM 1.4m 1.4m SSW 9s 11 SSE on 0.3m
3 AM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 9s 11 SSE on 0.4m
4 AM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 9s 11 SE cross 0.6m
5 AM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 9s 10 SE cross 0.8m
6 AM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 9s 10 SE cross 1.0m
7 AM 1.5m 1.4m SSW 9s 10 SE cross 1.0m
8 AM 1.6m 1.5m SSW 9s 11 SE on 1.0m
9 AM 1.6m 1.5m SSW 9s 13 SSE on 0.8m
10 AM 1.6m 1.5m SSW 9s 13 SSE on 0.5m
11 AM 1.6m 1.5m SSW 9s 14 SSE on 0.2m
12 PM 1.7m 1.5m SSW 9s 15 S on -0.1m
1 PM 1.7m 1.5m SSW 9s 16 S on -0.4m
2 PM 1.7m 1.5m SSW 9s 17 S on -0.5m
3 PM 1.7m 1.6m SSW 9s 17 S on -0.5m
4 PM 1.8m 1.6m SSW 9s 17 S on -0.3m
5 PM 1.8m 1.6m SSW 9s 16 SSE on -0.0m
6 PM 1.8m 1.6m SSW 9s 16 SSE on 0.3m
7 PM 1.8m 1.6m SSW 9s 15 SSE on 0.6m
8 PM 1.8m 1.5m SSW 9s 16 SSE on 0.8m
9 PM 1.9m 1.6m SSW 9s 17 SSE on 0.8m
10 PM 1.9m 1.6m SSW 9s 17 SSE on 0.7m
11 PM 1.9m 1.6m SSW 9s 15 SE on 0.5m

About Periscopes

Periscopes adalah reef break yang unik dan menghibur di area Pantai Lakey di Sumbawa, dikenal karena puncaknya yang tidak biasa dan berbentuk kotak yang muncul di seluruh terumbu. Ombak ini cocok untuk peselancar menengah, menawarkan bagian yang kuat dan beberapa momen yang mengejutkan kosong tanpa konsekuensi berat dari tetangganya yang lebih besar. Ombak ini cenderung menangkap swell dengan andal dan dapat menangani berbagai kondisi, menjadikannya cadangan yang dapat diandalkan ketika spot lain sudah penuh. Menyenangkan, bervariasi, dan sedikit aneh — namanya yang penasaran memang sesuai.

Local knowledge

Hazards

Terumbu ini dangkal saat air surut dan dipenuhi dengan karang hidup yang tajam dan bulu babi — sepatu boot sangat dianjurkan. Pengaturan multi-puncak yang tidak biasa berarti prioritas ombak berubah secara tidak terduga, meningkatkan risiko tabrakan ketika lineup menjadi ramai. Arus sedang mengalir di sepanjang tepi terumbu saat swell besar; gunakan untuk keluar tetapi jangan biarkan arus menyeretmu ke samping ke bagian bommie.

Getting there

Periscopes terletak dalam kluster break Pantai Lakey — parkir di warung utama Pantai Lakey dan berjalanlah di jalur pendek ke selatan sepanjang pantai. Paddle keluar dari saluran berpasir di sebelah kanan terumbu untuk menghindari bagian yang paling dangkal; dalam perjalanan kembali, arahkan kembali ke jalur berpasir yang sama dan jangan sampai terdesak ke rak terumbu oleh bagian yang menutup.

Board

Shortboard yang serbaguna atau funboard panjang menengah dalam kisaran 6'4"–7'0" bekerja dengan baik mengingat puncak yang kuat dan bervariasi — tambahan daya apung membantumu menghubungkan bagian-bagian yang lebih aneh. Pada hari-hari kecil yang tidak bertenaga, fish atau hybrid akan memberikan kesenangan paling banyak; jika swell yang solid datang, tingkatkan ke shortboard yang sedikit lebih tebal dan bervolume lebih tinggi untuk menangani momen kosong dengan kontrol.

Localism

moderate — be polite, wait your turn.

Where to go now

Periscopes vs. nearby, live
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Periscopes Best now
this spot
1.4m
1.3m 9s
13 on
Good
0 km away
1.4m
1.3m 9s
13 on
Good
1 km away
1.4m
1.3m 9s
13 on
Good
2 km away
1.4m
1.3m 9s
13 on
Good

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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.