Maluk
BeginnerSurf report
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.9 m | 1.8m 13s SSW | 9 km/h cross | 1.4m |
| 9 AM | 1.9 m | 1.8m 13s SSW | 3 km/h cross | 0.9m |
| 12 PM | 1.8 m | 1.8m 12s SSW | 4 km/h cross | -0.0m |
| 3 PM | 1.8 m | 1.7m 12s SSW | 7 km/h cross | -0.1m |
| 6 PM | 1.7 m | 1.6m 12s SSW | 12 km/h cross | 0.7m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.5 m | 1.3m 12s SSW | 7 km/h cross | 1.4m |
| 9 AM | 1.5 m | 1.3m 12s SSW | 2 km/h cross | 1.3m |
| 12 PM | 1.5 m | 1.2m 11s SSW | 15 km/h cross | 0.1m |
| 3 PM | 1.5 m | 1.1m 11s SSW | 18 km/h cross | -0.4m |
| 6 PM | 1.5 m | 1.3m 12s SSW | 12 km/h cross | 0.4m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.5 m | 1.3m 12s SSW | 8 km/h cross | 1.2m |
| 9 AM | 1.5 m | 1.2m 12s SSW | 6 km/h cross | 1.6m |
| 12 PM | 1.4 m | 1.2m 12s SSW | 6 km/h on | 0.5m |
| 3 PM | 1.4 m | 1.2m 12s SSW | 21 km/h cross | -0.7m |
| 6 PM | 1.4 m | 1.2m 12s SSW | 18 km/h cross | -0.0m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.3 m | 1.1m 11s SSW | 9 km/h cross | 0.9m |
| 9 AM | 1.3 m | 1.1m 11s SSW | 8 km/h cross | 1.8m |
| 12 PM | 1.3 m | 1.1m 11s SSW | 17 km/h cross | 0.9m |
| 3 PM | 1.3 m | 1.1m 11s SSW | 20 km/h cross | -0.7m |
| 6 PM | 1.3 m | 1.0m 11s SSW | 21 km/h cross | -0.4m |
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| Time | Wave | Swell | Period | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 AM | 1.8m | 1.8m SSW | 13s | 12 ESE cross | 0.7m |
| 4 AM | 1.9m | 1.8m SSW | 13s | 10 ESE cross | 1.0m |
| 5 AM | 1.9m | 1.8m SSW | 13s | 11 ESE cross | 1.2m |
| 6 AM | 1.9m | 1.8m SSW | 13s | 9 ESE cross | 1.4m |
| 7 AM | 1.9m | 1.8m SSW | 13s | 7 ESE cross | 1.4m |
| 8 AM | 1.9m | 1.8m SSW | 13s | 6 ESE cross | 1.2m |
| 9 AM | 1.9m | 1.8m SSW | 13s | 3 ESE cross | 0.9m |
| 10 AM | 1.9m | 1.8m SSW | 13s | 2 SW on | 0.6m |
| 11 AM | 1.8m | 1.8m SSW | 12s | 3 S on | 0.3m |
| 12 PM | 1.8m | 1.8m SSW | 12s | 4 SSE cross | -0.0m |
| 1 PM | 1.8m | 1.7m SSW | 12s | 5 SSE on | -0.2m |
| 2 PM | 1.8m | 1.7m SSW | 12s | 9 SE cross | -0.2m |
| 3 PM | 1.8m | 1.7m SSW | 12s | 7 ESE cross | -0.1m |
| 4 PM | 1.7m | 1.7m SSW | 12s | 10 SE cross | 0.1m |
| 5 PM | 1.7m | 1.6m SSW | 12s | 11 SE cross | 0.4m |
| 6 PM | 1.7m | 1.6m SSW | 12s | 12 SE cross | 0.7m |
| 7 PM | 1.7m | 1.6m SSW | 12s | 11 ESE cross | 0.8m |
| 8 PM | 1.6m | 1.6m SSW | 12s | 11 ESE cross | 0.8m |
| 9 PM | 1.6m | 1.5m SSW | 12s | 8 ESE cross | 0.7m |
| 10 PM | 1.6m | 1.5m SSW | 12s | 9 ESE cross | 0.6m |
| 11 PM | 1.6m | 1.5m SSW | 12s | 7 ESE cross | 0.4m |
| 12 AM | 1.6m | 1.5m SSW | 12s | 6 ESE cross | 0.2m |
| 1 AM | 1.5m | 1.4m SSW | 12s | 7 ESE cross | 0.1m |
| 2 AM | 1.5m | 1.4m SSW | 12s | 8 ESE cross | 0.2m |
About Maluk
Maluk é a opção mais amigável para iniciantes nesta região de Sumbawa, uma praia de areia que oferece ondas suaves e rolantes para aqueles que estão começando. O fundo mais macio diminui muito o fator medo, tornando-o um lugar confortável para praticar pop-ups e ganhar confiança na água. A baía em si é linda, com períodos calmos entre as séries, dando aos novatos bastante tempo para descansar e se reorganizar. Escolas de surf e iniciantes se sentirão em casa aqui.
Local knowledge
Sendo um beach break, as correntes de retorno são a principal preocupação — particularmente ao longo das bordas da baía quando o swell aumenta, então os iniciantes devem ficar na seção central, mais rasa, e prestar atenção à sua posição em relação à costa. Ocasionalmente, ouriços do mar podem ser encontrados perto das formações rochosas em ambas as extremidades da baía, então é aconselhável usar booties se você estiver se aventurando fora da zona de areia. Em swells maiores, o shorebreak pode fechar rapidamente, pegando os novos surfistas de surpresa na beira da água.
Maluk é fácil de alcançar de moto ou carro a partir de Taliwang ou da cidade mineradora de Benete — siga pela estrada costeira para o sul e procure a placa da baía em direção à vila de Maluk; há estacionamento à beira da estrada perto dos warungs da praia. Caminhe diretamente da areia e reme para fora pelo meio da baía, onde o shore break é mais gentil; não é necessário barco. Saia pelo mesmo caminho — mire na praia central e deixe a água branca te ajudar a entrar.
Um longboard ou um mini-mal largo e de alto volume (8'0–9'0) é ideal para aproveitar ao máximo as ondas suaves e rolantes de Maluk, proporcionando aos iniciantes bastante estabilidade para praticar pop-ups. Nos raros dias em que um pouco mais de tamanho aparece, um funboard de comprimento médio ainda lida confortavelmente — deixe o shortboard em casa até você estar pronto para diminuir o volume.
mellow — relaxed vibe.
Where to go now
Maluk vs. nearby, live| Spot | Surf | Swell | Wind | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maluk this spot | 1.8m | 1.8m 13s | 12 cross | Epic |
| 2 km away | 2.2m | 2.1m 13s | 12 cross | Epic |
| Scar Reef Best now 6 km away | 1.8m | 1.8m 13s | 8 cross | Epic |
| 6 km away | 1.8m | 1.8m 13s | 8 cross | Epic |
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Surfing in Sumbawa
Full Sumbawa surf guide →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.