Pero surf

Pero

Intermediate
Reef break · Moderate · Best: May–October · All tides
Working best in Sumba now Occy's Left / Nihiwatu Good · 1.8m @ 10s View →
Conditions right now
Good
Wave
1.9m
Swell
1.9m
10s · SW
Period
10s
Wind
6 km/h
S · gust 24
Onshore
Water
29°C
Air
30°C

Surf report

Tide falling · Low 4:00 PM -0.6m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 2.0 m
1.9m 10s SW
9 km/h off
-0.7m
9 AM 1.9 m
1.9m 10s SW
6 km/h on
1.2m
12 PM 1.9 m
1.8m 10s SW
11 km/h on
1.1m
3 PM 1.8 m
1.8m 9s SW
11 km/h on
-0.5m
6 PM 1.7 m
1.7m 9s SW
14 km/h cross
-0.0m
Best session today
6 AM–8 AM
Cross-shore 1.4m swell @ 9s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 1.3 2.5 10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 20 40 10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM

Tide

Low 4:00 PM · -0.6m High 10:00 PM · 2.0m Low 5:00 AM · -1.3m High 11:00 AM · 1.4m
L 4 PM H 10 PM L 5 AM H 11 AM L 5 PM H 11 PM L 5 AM 10 AM4 PM10 PM4 AM10 AM4 PM10 PM4 AM

7-day outlook

Best days
Tue, Oct 27
1.6–2.1m
Wed, Oct 28
1.3–1.6m
Thu, Oct 29
1.1–1.3m
Fri, Oct 30
1.0–1.2m
Sat, Oct 31
1.0–1.0m
Sun, Nov 1 Best
1.0–1.0m
Mon, Nov 2
1.0–1.4m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
10 AM 1.9m 1.9m SW 10s 6 S on 1.4m
11 AM 1.9m 1.8m SW 10s 10 SSW on 1.4m
12 PM 1.9m 1.8m SW 10s 11 S on 1.1m
1 PM 1.8m 1.8m SW 9s 6 S on 0.5m
2 PM 1.8m 1.8m SW 9s 9 S on -0.0m
3 PM 1.8m 1.8m SW 9s 11 S on -0.5m
4 PM 1.8m 1.7m SW 9s 13 SSE cross -0.6m
5 PM 1.7m 1.7m SW 9s 13 SE cross -0.5m
6 PM 1.7m 1.7m SW 9s 14 SE cross -0.0m
7 PM 1.7m 1.6m SW 9s 13 ESE cross 0.6m
8 PM 1.7m 1.6m SW 9s 12 ESE cross 1.3m
9 PM 1.7m 1.6m SW 9s 12 E cross 1.8m
10 PM 1.6m 1.6m SW 9s 11 E cross 2.0m
11 PM 1.6m 1.5m SW 9s 11 E cross 1.9m
12 AM 1.6m 1.5m SW 9s 10 E off 1.4m
1 AM 1.6m 1.5m SW 9s 10 E off 0.7m
2 AM 1.6m 1.5m SW 9s 9 E off -0.1m
3 AM 1.5m 1.5m SW 9s 9 E off -0.7m
4 AM 1.5m 1.5m SW 9s 8 E off -1.2m
5 AM 1.5m 1.4m SW 9s 8 E off -1.3m
6 AM 1.5m 1.4m SW 9s 10 ENE off -1.0m
7 AM 1.5m 1.4m SW 9s 5 ESE cross -0.4m
8 AM 1.4m 1.4m SW 9s 7 SE cross 0.2m
9 AM 1.4m 1.4m SW 9s 11 SSE cross 0.9m

About Pero

Pero é um reef break consistente na costa sudoeste de Sumba, oferecendo direitas bem formadas que recompensam surfistas com fundamentos sólidos. A onda tem um takeoff amigável, mas pode ficar forte quando a ondulação aumenta, dando aos intermediários bastante espaço para progredir. O ambiente remoto mantém as multidões finas, proporcionando uma sessão relaxante em um ambiente intocado. Um ótimo lugar para quem busca aprimorar seu surf em Sumba.

Local knowledge

Hazards

O recife é raso e afiado na maré baixa, com coral vivo que pode causar lacerações sérias em uma queda — o uso de botas é altamente recomendado. Uma corrente lateral persistente percorre o recife em ondulações maiores, tornando fácil se desviar do canal; reme de volta cedo. Ouriços-do-mar se escondem nas seções internas mais rasas, então leve seu tempo ao entrar e sair.

Getting there

Pero é acessado por uma longa viagem terrestre em estradas ruins a partir de Tambolaka ou Waitabula — um 4x4 ou scooter é essencial, e os locais na vila próxima de Pero podem te indicar o ponto de parada no topo do penhasco. Remada para fora pelo canal de areia no lado norte do recife, que também serve como sua saída mais segura; o warung da vila próximo à trilha da praia é um marco confiável e um bom lugar para perguntar sobre as condições do dia.

Board

Uma prancha curta versátil na faixa de 6'2" a 6'6" lida com a maior parte da faixa de ondulação de Sumba aqui, mas traga uma fish ou uma prancha de formato redondo para os dias menores e mais moles que podem surgir na temporada de transição. Se uma ondulação sólida for prevista (acima da cabeça), um step-up com um pouco mais de volume ajudará você a acompanhar a velocidade da onda na decolagem.

Localism

mellow — relaxed vibe.

Where to go now

Pero vs. nearby, live
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Pero Best now
this spot
1.9m
1.9m 10s
6 on
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1.9m 10s
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1.8m 10s
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1.9m 10s
6 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.