LombokBeaches / South Lombok / Nambung Beach
SOUTH COAST - SEKOTONG
Nambung Beach
Home to Lombok's saltwater waterfall, a genuine natural phenomenon where the Indian Ocean crashes over karst cliffs and flows back down like a falls.
SAND
Golden sand
SWIMMABLE
Yes, away from the falls
BEST TIME
Morning to afternoon
ACCESS
Paved, 1hr 5min from Kuta
CROWD LEVEL
Low
OVERVIEW
The saltwater waterfall
Nambung's signature feature is genuinely unusual, a natural saltwater waterfall, where waves off the Indian Ocean strike a wall of karst rock and flow back down over the cliff face like a falls. It's a striking effect and a strong pull for photographers, framed by clean white sand, clear blue-green water, and rugged cliffs and hills along this stretch of the southwest coast.
Nambung actually shares the same continuous stretch of sand as Pengantap further along the shore, two ends of one beach rather than entirely separate spots. There's also a small reef break just offshore here, nothing on the scale of the south coast's dedicated surf beaches, but a pleasant surprise if conditions line up during your visit.