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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.

10-Day Forecast
Mon
22
69
Good
1.9m
@14s
7km/h
Tue
23
76
Good
1.7m
@15s
5km/h
Wed
24
74
Good
1.6m
@15s
6km/h
Thu
25
80
Firing
1.5m
@15s
7km/h
Fri
26
78
Good
1.4m
@16s
15km/h
Sat
27
77
Good
1.6m
@17s
9km/h
Sun
28
73
Good
2.2m
@17s
6km/h
Mon
29
85
Firing
2.5m
@16s
7km/h
Tue
30
71
Good
2.5m
@15s
18km/h
Wed
1
56
Fair
1.5m
@15s
15km/h

Today's Conditions

Find Flights
Swell
1.9m
SSW(209°)
Score: 13/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 14/25
Wind
7km/h
NNW(342°)
Score: 15/25
Weather
28°C
0.0mm34%
Secondary Swell
0.7mSSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 4 km/h NNE|PM: 4 km/h N
Lighter winds early (4 km/h)
Tide at 11am (0.8m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:54 am
Low tide - 0.37m
11:00 am
High tide - 0.77m
5:30 pm
Low tide - 0.24m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

69
Good
Components
Swell Direction24/25
Swell Size13/25
Swell Period14/25
Wind15/25
Raw Score66/100
Adjustments
🌊 Tide+3
Adjusted Score69/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score69
🌊 Mostly in the tide window👥 Semester Break
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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

👥 Semester Break (Jun 20Jul 12) — expect extra crowds

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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