Cobblestones surf

Cobblestones

Intermediate
Reef break · Moderate · Best: May–October · All tides
Working best in Sumbawa now Lakey Peak Epic · 1.5m @ 13s View →
Conditions right now
Epic
Wave
1.5m
Swell
1.3m
13s · SSW
Period
13s
Wind
8 km/h
E · gust 24
Cross-shore
Water
27°C
Air
27°C

Surf report

Tide falling · Low 3:00 PM -0.8m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 1.5 m
1.2m 13s SSW
7 km/h off
1.2m
9 AM 1.5 m
1.3m 13s SSW
12 km/h cross
1.7m
12 PM 1.5 m
1.2m 12s SSW
13 km/h cross
0.4m
3 PM 1.4 m
1.2m 12s SSW
14 km/h cross
-0.8m
6 PM 1.4 m
1.2m 12s SSW
11 km/h cross
-0.0m
Best session today
6 AM–8 AM
Offshore 1.2m swell @ 12s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 1.0 2.0 8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 20 40 8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM

Tide

Low 3:00 PM · -0.8m High 9:00 PM · 1.1m Low 3:00 AM · -0.2m High 9:00 AM · 1.9m
L 3 PM H 9 PM L 3 AM H 9 AM L 4 PM H 10 PM L 4 AM 8 AM2 PM8 PM2 AM8 AM2 PM8 PM2 AM

7-day outlook

Best days
Sun, Jun 14 Best
1.4–1.5m
Mon, Jun 15 Best
1.2–1.4m
Tue, Jun 16
0.9–1.1m
Wed, Jun 17
1.0–1.1m
Thu, Jun 18
1.1–1.1m
Fri, Jun 19
1.1–1.1m
Sat, Jun 20
1.1–1.2m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
8 AM 1.5m 1.3m SSW 13s 8 E cross 1.8m
9 AM 1.5m 1.3m SSW 13s 12 ESE cross 1.7m
10 AM 1.5m 1.2m SSW 13s 14 ESE cross 1.4m
11 AM 1.5m 1.2m SSW 13s 14 ESE cross 0.9m
12 PM 1.5m 1.2m SSW 12s 13 SE cross 0.4m
1 PM 1.5m 1.2m SSW 12s 14 SE cross -0.2m
2 PM 1.5m 1.2m SSW 12s 14 SE cross -0.6m
3 PM 1.4m 1.2m SSW 12s 14 SE cross -0.8m
4 PM 1.4m 1.2m SSW 12s 14 SE cross -0.8m
5 PM 1.4m 1.2m SSW 12s 13 SE cross -0.5m
6 PM 1.4m 1.2m SSW 12s 11 ESE cross -0.0m
7 PM 1.4m 1.2m SSW 12s 9 ESE cross 0.4m
8 PM 1.4m 1.2m SSW 12s 8 E cross 0.8m
9 PM 1.4m 1.2m SSW 12s 8 E cross 1.1m
10 PM 1.4m 1.2m SSW 12s 8 E cross 1.1m
11 PM 1.4m 1.2m SSW 12s 7 E cross 0.8m
12 AM 1.4m 1.2m SSW 12s 7 E off 0.5m
1 AM 1.4m 1.2m SSW 12s 6 ENE off 0.2m
2 AM 1.4m 1.2m SSW 12s 5 ENE off -0.1m
3 AM 1.4m 1.2m SSW 12s 7 E off -0.2m
4 AM 1.4m 1.2m SSW 12s 9 E cross -0.1m
5 AM 1.4m 1.2m SSW 12s 9 E cross 0.3m
6 AM 1.4m 1.2m SSW 12s 9 E off 0.8m
7 AM 1.4m 1.2m SSW 12s 9 ENE off 1.3m

About Cobblestones

Cobblestones é um reef break característico em Sumbawa que recebe seu nome das pedras arredondadas que forram seu fundo marinho, criando uma onda vibrante e texturizada com bastante força. O break oferece boas paredes para surfistas intermediários praticarem manobras e a ocasional seção oca para se empurrar. Funciona em uma faixa razoável de tamanhos de swell, permanecendo divertido de altura de cintura a bem acima da cabeça. Um ponto recompensador com um pouco mais de desafio do que um reef típico para iniciantes, mas bem ao alcance de surfistas intermediários competentes.

Local knowledge

Hazards

O reef de pedras arredondadas é mais raso do que parece na maré baixa — uma queda pode significar um arranhão nas rochas em vez de areia macia, então programe suas sessões em torno da maré média a alta se você não se sentir confiante em ler a profundidade. Uma corrente moderada corre ao longo do reef em swells maiores, e ser pego dentro de uma série pode empurrá-lo em direção à costa rochosa; conheça sua saída antes de remar para fora. Ouriços-do-mar se aninham nas cavidades das pedras, então é fortemente recomendado o uso de botas se você estiver escalando sobre o reef na entrada ou saída.

Getting there

Cobblestones está localizado na costa sul de Sumbawa, acessível por uma estrada de terra esburacada que sai da trilha costeira principal — um 4x4 ou moto é a escolha prática, especialmente após a chuva. Estacione perto do pequeno warung que marca a trilha no topo do penhasco, depois desça pelo curto caminho rochoso até o canal de entrada na extremidade norte da baía, onde a água é mais profunda sobre as pedras. Saia pelo mesmo canal; evite escalar diretamente sobre o reef em uma maré baixa.

Board

Uma prancha curta versátil na faixa de 6'2"–6'6" lida confortavelmente com as paredes fortes na maioria das condições. Suba para uma prancha de performance mais rígida e um pouco mais longa quando estiver acima da cabeça e a onda começar a lançar seções ocas adequadas — o poder extra de remada ajuda você a fazer a descida de forma limpa em uma parede de reef de movimento rápido.

Localism

mellow — relaxed vibe.

Where to go now

Cobblestones vs. nearby, live
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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.