When the best time to sail in Indonesia?
Indonesia is renown having Thousand Islands and so rich with
culture diversity melted together. Indonesian Islands are spread out from
Sabang to Merauke, from West to East of Indonesian Khatulistiwa. Sabang is in the West-end of Indonesia, as
part of Sumatra Island, and particularly Sabah is in Aceh province. Merauke is in the East-end of Indonesia, it
is part of West Papua province.
Indonesia ocean is surrounded by North Pacific Ocean which
is exposed to the East part of Indonesia such as Northern of Maluku and West
Papua such as Northern Raja Ampat and Cenderawasih Bay, Indian Ocean which is
exposed to South Sumatra Island and West Java Island, South China Sea which is
exposed more into Borneo or Kalimantan, South Pacific Ocean which is exposed
more into Southern Maluku where Banda Sea is. When the best sailing in
Indonesia mostly depends on the wind-shift of monsoon season.
Generally Monsoon seasons in Indonesia is elaborated into wet season and dry seasons and yet the
wind-directions are really affected by those massive open oceans surrounded. During
wet season in some part of Indonesian Islands will generate strong wind and
heavy rain that cause rough sea to sail, and otherwise, at the other part of
the Islands will have calm sea with nice good wind to sail during the season.
Wet season in Indonesia doesn’t mean it is not the good time
to sail in all Indonesia waters and vice
versa, that in dry season doesn’t mean it is the best time to sail in
Indonesia. It is more into the -shift of
monsoon season. For example, in West Papua water it is very rough sea, mostly
from middle June to end of September, and during that period of time, it is
nice to sail in Bali water. Indonesia is
all year round to visit.
