Surf Spots Rote Island

Nemberala Left

Nemberala Left is the main break fronting the resort and the premier wave in this region of Indonesia. The break is also known as T-Land by some given its similarities to the famous wave on Java G-Land. Nemberala is definitely a softer and more “user friendly” wave then its namesake.

The point like reef is approximately 400+ yards long and broken into four separate possible take off zones; from top to bottom: The Point, The Steeple, Magic Mountain and Inner-tubes.

Nemberala is a “wave magnet” focusing all swells of a southerly direction and takes the predominant trade wind as off-shore. This wave can also be very good both early and late season when the winds are more light and variable in nature. The reef is non-threatening and the wave is not tide dependant, often better at low tide then high.



Bommie

The Bommie

The Bommie is a section of reef on the north side of the large Nemberala channel. Although the Bommie is a Right/Left peak, the left is seldom surfed as it is not as organized as the right which ends in a deep water channel. The Bommie is a – lower the tide, the better the wave. The bigger the swell the more tide the wave can handle.


Boa

Boa is typically accessed by 10 minute overland transfer from Nemberala Beach Resort, but can also be accessed by boat with a slightly longer transfer time. This is often a heavier and more advanced wave then others in the area, best at mid tide. The wave starts with a steep often hollow top section which often opens up to a thick down the line wall section. Boa can handle a light trade but is typically best with light winds, very early morning, or during the shoulder and off season months.

Suckies


Suckies, or Sucky Mamas is 10 minute boat ride north of Nemberala. It gets its name from the village on the beach with a similar sounding name. Suckies is an often very hollow right hander, but on a higher tide it can be a fatter, steep wave. Suckies is a shorter wave of approximately 50 yards in lengths and it is best at mid tide. Suckies will take the standard trade as off or side-off shore.


Do'o

Do'oDo’o

Do’o is the tail section of reef off a nearby island of the same name. This is a fickle wave typically best during the offseason or shoulder season months as the standard Nemberala trade blows on-shore. The reef is particularly shallow and sharp making this a high tide advanced skill level wave.

Accommodations

Home Stay??

Rote Island Lodge. ~ $50 per person per night. Rote Island Lodge Tunggoen Rote Nusa Tenggara Indonesia Adrian and Kate roteislandlodge@gmail.com

Nemberala Beach Resort. Ron's recommendation. $190 per person per night.

Anugerah Beach Hotel -- Anugerah Surf Camp Jln. Nemberala-Ba'a, Kec. Rote Barat, Kab. Rote Ndao NTT - Indonesia Phone/Mobile: 62 (0)85239162645 / 62 (0)8113823441
Email: anugerah.nemberala@gmail.com
anugerah_rote@yahoo.com

Travel

Cali - Bali Los Angeles (LAX) to Denpasar Bali (DPS)
 Sep 04, 2013, 03:45 PM
Total travel time: 26hrs 50mins
Flight SQ11

Bali - Kupang, West Timor, East Nusa Tenggara. Airepland.
Depart Fri, Sep 6 DPS to KOE – nonstop 1h 45m $197 KAYAK
Garuda Indonesia – Flight 438 0h 45m
Take-off Fri 11:05a DPS Denpasar, Indonesia
Landing Fri 12:50p KOE Kupang, East Timor
Check Flights

Kupang -- Baa, Rote Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Speed Boat. 8:30 am two hours

Baa -- Nemberla. Car. 90 minutes.

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Area Map

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Forecast

Tides and Surf Forecast

Calendar

September 4 - 15, 2013

Language

Bahasa Indonesia is the official language and lingua franca of Indonesia, and also widely spoken in East Timor. With over 230 million speakers, it is the fourth most spoken language in the world.

Indonesian is closely related to Malay, and speakers of both languages can generally understand each other. The main differences are in the loan words: Indonesian has been influenced by Dutch, while Malay has been influenced by English. Both have been influenced by Sanskrit, Arabic and Javanese.

Indonesian word order is subject-verb-object, like English. In general, there are no plurals, grammatical gender, or verb conjugation for person, number or tense, all of which are expressed with adverbs or tense indicators: saya makan, "I eat" (now), saya sudah makan, "I already eat" = "I ate".

When plurals are in use, they're often simply a repetition of the singular form, connected by a dash (or, in shortened informal Indonesian, indicated with a "2" at the end). For example, "mobil-mobil" (cars) is simply the plural form of "mobil" (car). One can also choose to use other words, especially in informal situations, such as "banyak" (many) instead: "banyak mobil". The use of singular form doesn't guarantee a single object; the phrase "Ada mobil di depan" (There is; car; in; front) may mean 1 or more cars. Some words don't exhibit plural forms; to be safe, simply use the singular form. The repetitive plural form is most often found in writing.

Wikipedia Page with Language Basics -- Indonesian Phrasebook

A couple short intro lessons from Learning Indonesian

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