Flies Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Flies in Sumbawa is a fairly exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf. May-Oct (Dry Season) is the optimum time of year for waves. Ideal winds are from the east northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. The beach breaks consists of rights. Best around mid tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Flies Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Flies:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Downtowns	5 mi
Second closest break	Scar Reef	7 mi
Third closest break	Benete	9 mi
Fourth closest break	Northern Rights	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Super Suck	12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Flies:
Closest wave buoy	Western Aleutians Buoy	5603 mi
Second closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5931 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bering Sea Buoy	5935 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5959 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	5968 mi
Tide stations nearest to Flies:
Closest tide station	Ashmore Reef, Australia	484 mi
Second closest tide station	Scott Reef, Australia	497 mi
Third closest tide station	Lynher Bank, Australia	581 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Pee Shoal, Australia	584 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Browse Island, Australia	587 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Flies:
Closest ski area	Lake Mountain (Australia)	2691 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Donna Buang (Australia)	2692 mi
Third closest ski area	Mount Buffalo (Australia)	2697 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Mount Buller (Australia)	2699 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Mt Stirling (Australia)	2700 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Flies:
Closest city location	Bugis (Indonesia)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Dalam (Indonesia)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Motong (Indonesia)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Sampir (Indonesia)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Taliwang (Indonesia)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Flies is Sumbawa Besar Airport (SWG) in Indonesia, which is 74 km (46 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Flies is Selaparang (Mataram) Airport (AMI), also in Indonesia, 82 km (51 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Bali International (Denpasar) Airport (DPS), also in Indonesia, 180 km (112 miles) away.