In Reply to: Lombok surf guide and accomodation posted by firewire on Tuesday, 24. January 2012 at 20:39 Bali Time:
would be the best place to go. Plenty of cheap accommodation there. You can then rent a bike to get out to the surf spots. Most are breaks that require you to go by boat out to the break, but that is also not expensive.
Do some research on accom at:
Mimpi manis homestay
surfers inn
The spot
Gemma on the forum mentioned in Moreno's post can give you the name of the local surf guide/school.