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Lances Left surfForecast / Mentawi Islands / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 WIB
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Lances Left surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lances Left sea temperature is
29.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lances Left today?

The current surf forecast for Lances Left at 2PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Lances Left. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414131313131317131216161615151919
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)371377387393398387387382355299299364330205291277221447489477465435540460
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:19PM
0.85
4:55AM
0.47
5:06PM
0.91
5:41AM
0.51
5:46PM
0.97
6:18AM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:43PM
0.23
9:50AM
0.24
12:13AM
0.17
10:44AM
0.21
12:41AM
0.13
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:22-------6:22
Sunset--6:37-------6:37-------6:37-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------1---1223-223-1345
Temp. °C272828282727272627282828272727272728262627262626
Feels °C (?)293030302929302828292930282828272729272627262626
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