🏖️ Beaches · Sumba
Lagoons, empty bays and sunset beaches all around Sumba, with honest notes on currents and access. May to October, in the dry season, when the sea is usually calmer and roads are dry.
BeachesWeekuri Lagoon
Southwest Sumba
A saltwater lagoon cut off from the open ocean by a wall of coral rock.
BeachesMandorak Beach
Southwest Sumba
A tiny cove of white sand squeezed between two cliffs, a few minutes from Weekuri Lagoon.
BeachesSecret spotPero Beach
Southwest Sumba
A working fishing village on the Kodi coast with wooden boats pulled up on the sand and a reef break that draws a handful of surfers.
BeachesMarosi Beach
West Sumba
A long, wide stretch of pale sand on the Lamboya coast of West Sumba, backed by palms and fields.
BeachesWalakiri Beach
East Sumba
A shallow beach east of Waingapu where small mangrove trees stand in the water.
BeachesPuru Kambera
East Sumba
Where the savanna of East Sumba runs straight into the sea, north-west of Waingapu.
BeachesSecret spotTarimbang Bay
East Sumba
A remote bay on the south coast of East Sumba, reached by a long, winding road through the hills.
BeachesSecret spotWatu Maladong Beach
Southwest Sumba
A remote beach on the south coast of Southwest Sumba, framed by big rock formations and clear water.
BeachesLonda Lima Beach
East Sumba
A long stretch of sand a short drive north-west of Waingapu, where local families come at weekends and in the late afternoon.
BeachesRua Beach
West Sumba
A pale-sand beach on the south coast of West Sumba, with clear water and few people.
BeachesPadadita Beach
East Sumba
Waingapu's town beach, where fishing boats come in and locals gather in the evening.