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Lances Left surfForecast / Mentawi Islands / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 WIBForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Lances Left today?
The current surf forecast for Lances Left at 11PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Lances Left. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | |
1208 | 1133 | 1059 | 857 | 846 | 846 | 834 | 811 | 700 | 680 | 680 | 779 | 779 | 768 | 863 | 817 | 779 | 791 | 889 | 547 | 1474 | 1214 | 1193 | 1061 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 2:02PM0.74m | 3:16AM0.79m | 3:07PM0.74m | 3:58AM0.92m | 4:03PM0.74m | 4:39AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34PM0.20m | 9:18AM0.32m | 9:17PM0.16m | 10:18AM0.22m | 9:59PM0.11m | 11:11AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 |
— | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 1208 | 1133 | 1059 | 857 | 846 | 846 | 834 | 811 | 700 | 680 | 680 | 779 | 779 | 768 | 863 | 817 | 779 | 791 | 889 | 491 | 1474 | 1214 | 1193 | 1061 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 300 | 385 | 547 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | W 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 162 | 33 | 33 | 206 | 125 | 127 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 37 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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