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Lances Left surfForecast / Mentawi Islands / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 22 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
29.1° 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 9PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)--
Afternoon (22 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (22 Jan)5ft (1.6m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414141413131313141313131313121212121212181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)120710311016886862683663673683704595468461454440420344339333274246283399399
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:28PM
1.03
9:07AM
0.84
9:00PM
0.97
9:45AM
0.87
9:35PM
0.88
10:28AM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:06PM
0.16
2:55AM
0.04
2:47PM
0.18
3:24AM
0.05
3:33PM
0.22
3:54AM
0.06
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:24-------6:24--
Sunset6:38-------6:38-------6:38-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-11-12-------------
Temp. °C282727272727272828262627272728282828282727272828
Feels °C (?)282829292928272728262728282828282829302929293029
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