Playgrounds
Maluk Bay · West Sumbawa, Indonesia · Reef break
Local time — · Sunrise 05:43 · Sunset 18:14
Reading the ocean.
SWELLRADAR is requesting a verified marine run for Playgrounds.
Spot intelligence.
This is the Maluk Playgrounds near Super Suck, not Nusa Lembongan's Playgrounds or the Mentawai region. Its paired waves are less severe than the neighbouring slab, not automatically safe when Super Suck is large. Selected small-wave learning is documented; Intermediate remains a conservative independent-recommendation gate across this reef and the unvalidated model band.
Profile source · Kame Surf House · own Playgrounds near Super Suck sectionProfile sources & limits
Reviewed 23 Oct 2026 · not observation-validated
Published sources reviewed by SWELLRADAR, not validation against measured breaking waves. Swell and independently stated wind references are qualitative ranking inputs, not surveyed optima, measured shelter or full acceptance windows. The inherited generic 0.6–3.0 m offshore-model ranking band remains unchanged and unvalidated: not a measured local working range, safe learner range or wave-face conversion. Original approximate map pins and location sources remain. Explicit six-kilometre sea requests do not survey reefs, channels, currents, access or provider-snapped cells. Kame Surf House's own separate Playgrounds section corroborates left/right peaks, SW swell, reef cautions and selected learning. The exact West Sumbawa listing independently supplies SW swell and E/SE wind; E is a qualitative wind reference within that sector. Nomad's Sumbawa-3 article separately places this A-frame beside Super Suck; its Sumbawa-2 charter itinerary also names Lembongan Playgrounds and must not be used as if that were the same break. Kame and Nomad favour high water while the specialist table favours mid water; tide scoring and fallback stay disabled instead of choosing one peak-wide optimum. No guaranteed refuge, beginner-safe model band, current resort service or measured wave-face conversion is claimed.
- Kame Surf House · own Playgrounds near Super Suck section
Local accommodation's distinct Maluk A-frame description, left/right peaks, SW swell, selected small-wave learning and reef/current cautions; high-water advice is qualitative
- Indonesian Surf Guide · original Playgrounds Sumbawa listing
Specific Maluk/Super Suck setting, SW swell, independently stated E–SE wind and shallow reef; mid-water preference differs from the operator's high-water advice
- Nomad Surfers · original Sumbawa-3 guide
Separately identifies the A-frame beside Super Suck and selected small-day/high-water learning, not the same-name Lembongan or Mentawai surf zones
Source-informed axes
Swell axis SW · 225°
Offshore wind from E · Intermediate profile
Wave
Lefts and rights · compact A-frame
Reef · sandy beach inside
Swell window
SW · qualitative Maluk reef reference
0.6–3.0 m offshore ranking band
Clean wind
E · reference within the guide's E–SE sector
Applied to wind scoring
Tide window
Mid/high advice differs · check locally
No tide phase affects scoring
Field guide
Read the break.
Character · setup · local read
Field guide
Read the break.
Character
01Playgrounds is defined by lefts and rights · compact a-frame over reef · sandy beach inside. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.
Best setup
02SW · qualitative Maluk reef reference swell, e · reference within the guide's e–se sector and mid/high advice differs · check locally form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR retains 0.6–3.0 m as an offshore-model ranking band, not a measured local surf limit or a breaking-wave prediction.
Lineup read
03Choose a peak that matches your experience and reassess it as tide and crowd change. Pay particular attention to shallow reef at lower water, pitchier takeoff as swell grows, changing currents beside the reef. Local signs and advice always take priority.
Know before you paddle
Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.
The break
Reef break
Intermediate. Works best with SW · qualitative Maluk reef reference swell.
Timing
E · reference within the guide's E–SE sector
Mid/high advice differs · check locally. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.
Data note
Model data unavailable
SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.