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Sumba - Miller's right 90.7

#653 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇮🇩 Indonesia · Nusa Tenggara Timur · near Waingapu

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

Works all yearWarm waterRemoteIntermediate
Surf score90.7 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days62% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell88% period 11 s+
Typical size1.4 m 4.7 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Sumba - Miller's right

The best time to surf Sumba - Miller's right is April, June, November. The season runs Mar to Dec. In November the water sits around 29°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is DPS (537 km) and the nearest town is Waingapu (51 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%38%1.4 m29°Cboardies
Feb100%35%1.3 m28°Cboardies
Mar100%72%1.1 m28°Cboardies
Apr99%83%1.3 m29°Cboardies
May100%55%1.5 m28°Cboardies
Jun100%83%1.6 m28°Cboardies
Jul100%54%1.8 m26°Cboardies
Aug100%41%1.7 m26°Cboardies
Sep100%60%1.5 m27°Cboardies
Oct100%81%1.4 m28°Cboardies
Nov100%87%1.1 m29°Cboardies
Dec100%60%1.3 m30°Cboardies

Why 90.7

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%
3.9
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
2.5

The detail

Faces 210° with 39% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 70% of days. Mean peak period 13.3 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 27%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -9.954, 119.901 (OpenStreetMap).

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