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Nembrala or Nemberala is a village (''desa'') on
Rote Island Rote Island (, also spelled ''Roti'') is an island of Indonesia, part of the East Nusa Tenggara Provinces of Indonesia, province of the Lesser Sunda Islands. According to legend, this island got its name accidentally when a lost Portuguese people ...
, in Rote Barat district, Rote Ndao regency,
East Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara (; ) is the southernmost province of Indonesia. It comprises the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, facing the Indian Ocean in the south and the Flores Sea in the north, with a total land area of 47,238.07 km2. It cons ...
(Nusa Tenggara Timur) province,
Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
. It is a well known surfing spot.


Surfing

The main wave at Nembrala has several sections, which can link up on bigger days. -The Point -Temples or Steeples. -Mountains -Lower Mountains/Beginners/Inner Tubes. *Type of wave: coral reef *Length: usually 200-300m, but can get over 500m on really big days. *Size: 2 to 15 feet+ (~4 to 30 feet+ faces). *Best tide: low. There is a very large tidal range of about 6m+. The wave breaks on all tides, but is generally better on lower tides. *Dangers: coral reef bottom, inexperienced surfers, hold-downs in big swells, and very remote location. Sunburn and long paddles. The wave is more than a kilometre offshore, which is a very long paddle at high tide without a boat. Sea urchins on the bottom. *Quality: it's not a true barreling, Indonesian-style wave, in comparison to other, more famous waves in Indonesia. Usually a long wall, but can barrel on rarer occasions, especially on lower tides. The wave tends to be bigger and better when the swell is more west, and suffers from lengthy flat spells. It can hold virtually any size swell, the main problem being the very strong winds in season, which make getting into bigger waves more difficult, (over 25 knots at times). The wave is unusual in that it often gets bigger further down the wave, due to focusing from refraction. There are numerous other waves in the area, of low to excellent quality, although access is sometimes only by boat, and some of these won't work at different times of the very large tidal range of more than 6m. These include Boa, Sucky Mamas, Dana, Do'a, the Bommie, and several other offshore island waves, as well as waves further around to the east of the island sometimes without a name, although these need very large swells.


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External links

* http://www.isurfresorts.com/roteisland.html {{coord, -10.900149220938872, 122.82337188720703, region:ID_type:city, display=title Landforms of East Nusa Tenggara Beaches of Indonesia