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Level 9/10

Lances Right

Mentawai, Indonesia
🪸Sharp reef😮‍💨Hold-downs🏝️Remote🦈Sharks

Lance's Right, also known as Hollow Trees or HT's, is the Mentawai's most celebrated wave—a right-hand barrel machine that has established itself among the finest reef breaks on the planet. The wave jacks up on the outside reef before pitching over a shallow coral slab, producing flawless, symmetrical tubes that have become the defining image of Mentawai surf travel. When solid Indian Ocean groundswells arrive, HT's offers extended barrel rides that rank with the best anywhere. The remote location adds to both the challenge and the mystique of scoring this Indonesian perfection.

3-Day Forecast
Thu
30
73
Good
1.7m
@17s
5km/h
Fri
1
71
Good
1.8m
@16s
3km/h
Sat
2
68
Good
1.5m
@15s
4km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.7m
S(191°)
Score: 12/25
Period
17s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
5km/h
ENE(74°)
Score: 23/25
Weather
29°C
0.1mm90%
0
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 6 km/h NNE|PM: 5 km/h NE
Lighter winds later (5 km/h)
Tide at 5pm (0.8m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

5:00 am
High tide - 1.04m
11:23 am
Low tide - 0.14m
5:08 pm
High tide - 0.81m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

73
Good
Components
Swell Direction13/25
Swell Size12/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind23/25
Raw Score73/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score73

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (210°)
Direction range
190° - 240°
Size range
1m - 3.5m
Ideal size
2.9m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ESE (120°)
Offshore range
80° - 160°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.5m - 1.6m
Danger below
0.3m

Water temp

28°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

9/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: Boat charter from Padang. Also known as HTs.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Oct

April-October dry season. SE trades offshore.

Getting There

Airport
PDG
Drive time
0 min
Boat required
$200
Data quality
verified

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