West Sumbawa · Indonesia
Surfing Super Suck
A left reef in West Sumbawa, Indonesia, for pro surfers.
Super Suck, at Maluk in west Sumbawa, is a very hollow left that pulls so much water off the reef that the base of the wave drops below sea level. The barrel is square and fast.
It needs a solid SW swell wrapping into the bay, SE trades and mid tide, and that doesn't happen often. When it does, word gets around quickly and the small takeoff area fills with very good surfers by dawn. Rides are short: drop, pump, a long barrel, and then you come out or you don't.
The reef is shallow and sharp, so experts only. When it's flat, Maluk is a friendly former mining town with cheap losmen and empty beaches. Bring your barrel board and a spare.
When to surf
Super Suck
Super Suck is at its best from May to September. Conditions it likes: SW swell, SE trades.
May to September: Prime
Dry season standard: consistent swell, offshore mornings
June to July: Prime
The biggest swells, when Scar Reef and Super Suck work best
Oct: Good
Smaller and quieter, Lakey at its easiest
November to April: Quiet
Wet season: waves keep coming at Lakey, and some camps close
The year across Sumbawa
Waves near Super Suck
Yo-yo's
5 kmWest Sumbawa · Right Reef · Intermediate / Advanced
Scar Reef
8 kmWest Sumbawa · Left Reef · Advanced / Pro
Sejorong
14 kmWest Sumbawa · Right Reef · Intermediate / Advanced
Straight-line distances. By road it is usually further.
Getting there
Where to stay: Each wave has its village, decide which break you came for and sleep in front of it. Rantung/Sekongkang has the widest choice of rooms; Maluk town has the ATMs and shops. Everything books out when Supersuck lights up on a dry-season south swell.
Transport, costs, where to stay and the rest of the waves in the area are in the West Sumbawa guide.
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