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Ombak Tujuh 95.2

#196 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇮🇩 Indonesia · Jawa Barat · near Sukabumi

Works almost every day, clean mornings are the norm, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Ombak Tujuh, Indonesia
Photo: Hiroshi sanjuro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Surf score95.2 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days69% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell88% period 11 s+
Typical size1.7 m 5.6 ft median
Water29°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Ombak Tujuh

The best time to surf Ombak Tujuh is May, June, July. The season runs Mar to Dec. In July the water sits around 28°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 2.2 m. The nearest airport is CGK (132 km) and the nearest town is Sukabumi (72 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%20%1.6 m28°Cboardies
Feb100%23%1.5 m28°Cboardies
Mar100%65%1.4 m29°Cboardies
Apr100%63%1.6 m29°Cboardies
May100%93%1.8 m29°Cboardies
Jun100%95%1.9 m29°Cboardies
Jul100%97%2.2 m28°Cboardies
Aug100%92%2.1 m28°Cboardies
Sep100%90%2.0 m28°Cboardies
Oct100%93%1.7 m28°Cboardies
Nov100%52%1.5 m29°Cboardies
Dec100%63%1.5 m29°Cboardies

Why 95.2

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
24.0
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
5.1
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
5.6

The detail

Faces 275° with 56% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 78% of days. Mean peak period 13.3 s. Days over 3 m: 1%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 6%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -7.278, 106.369 (OpenStreetMap).

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