Lance’s Left
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| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.3 m | 1.2m 11s S | 6 km/h off | 0.4m |
| 9 AM | 1.3 m | 1.2m 11s S | 6 km/h cross | 0.5m |
| 12 PM | 1.3 m | 1.2m 11s S | 8 km/h cross | 0.7m |
| 3 PM | 1.3 m | 1.2m 12s S | 4 km/h off | 0.6m |
| 6 PM | 1.4 m | 1.3m 12s S | 3 km/h off | 0.3m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.7 m | 1.7m 13s SSW | 1 km/h cross | 0.5m |
| 9 AM | 1.8 m | 1.8m 13s SSW | 6 km/h on | 0.4m |
| 12 PM | 1.8 m | 1.8m 13s SSW | 9 km/h on | 0.6m |
| 3 PM | 1.9 m | 1.9m 13s SSW | 9 km/h on | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 1.9 m | 1.9m 13s S | 5 km/h on | 0.3m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.9 m | 1.8m 12s S | 5 km/h on | 0.6m |
| 9 AM | 1.9 m | 1.8m 12s S | 8 km/h on | 0.3m |
| 12 PM | 1.8 m | 1.8m 12s SSW | 10 km/h cross | 0.5m |
| 3 PM | 1.8 m | 1.8m 12s SSW | 9 km/h on | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 1.8 m | 1.7m 12s SSW | 12 km/h on | 0.4m |
| Time | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1.6 m | 1.5m 11s SSW | 11 km/h on | 0.9m |
| 9 AM | 1.6 m | 1.5m 11s SSW | 11 km/h cross | 0.3m |
| 12 PM | 1.5 m | 1.4m 11s SSW | 8 km/h cross | 0.3m |
| 3 PM | 1.5 m | 1.3m 11s SSW | 3 km/h on | 0.7m |
| 6 PM | 1.5 m | 1.2m 10s SSW | 13 km/h on | 0.6m |
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| Time | Wave | Swell | Period | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 AM | 1.3m | 1.2m S | 11s | 6 WNW cross | 0.4m |
| 9 AM | 1.3m | 1.2m S | 11s | 6 W cross | 0.5m |
| 10 AM | 1.3m | 1.2m S | 11s | 3 N off | 0.6m |
| 11 AM | 1.3m | 1.2m S | 11s | 5 NW off | 0.7m |
| 12 PM | 1.3m | 1.2m S | 11s | 8 WNW cross | 0.7m |
| 1 PM | 1.3m | 1.2m S | 12s | 8 WNW cross | 0.8m |
| 2 PM | 1.3m | 1.2m S | 12s | 7 WNW cross | 0.7m |
| 3 PM | 1.3m | 1.2m S | 12s | 4 NW off | 0.6m |
| 4 PM | 1.4m | 1.2m S | 12s | 3 N off | 0.5m |
| 5 PM | 1.4m | 1.3m S | 12s | 3 NNE off | 0.4m |
| 6 PM | 1.4m | 1.3m S | 12s | 3 NE off | 0.3m |
| 7 PM | 1.4m | 1.3m S | 12s | 5 NNE off | 0.2m |
| 8 PM | 1.4m | 1.3m S | 12s | 6 NNE off | 0.3m |
| 9 PM | 1.4m | 1.3m SSW | 12s | 5 N off | 0.4m |
| 10 PM | 1.4m | 1.4m SSW | 12s | 3 NNE off | 0.5m |
| 11 PM | 1.5m | 1.4m SSW | 13s | 3 NE off | 0.7m |
| 12 AM | 1.5m | 1.4m SSW | 13s | 4 NE off | 0.8m |
| 1 AM | 1.5m | 1.5m SSW | 13s | 2 ENE off | 0.9m |
| 2 AM | 1.6m | 1.5m SSW | 13s | 1 NE off | 0.9m |
| 3 AM | 1.6m | 1.5m SSW | 13s | 1 NE off | 0.9m |
| 4 AM | 1.6m | 1.6m SSW | 13s | 2 ESE cross | 0.8m |
| 5 AM | 1.7m | 1.6m SSW | 13s | 2 ENE cross | 0.7m |
| 6 AM | 1.7m | 1.7m SSW | 13s | 1 E cross | 0.5m |
| 7 AM | 1.7m | 1.7m SSW | 13s | 2 ENE cross | 0.4m |
About Lance’s Left
Lance's Left adalah gelombang kiri yang dapat diandalkan, cepat, dan menyenangkan yang terletak di pulau Sipora, tidak jauh dari HT's yang terkenal (Lance's Right). Namanya berasal dari peselancar legendaris yang "menemukan" kedua spot ini pada tahun 90-an. Berbeda dengan HT's, gelombang ini kurang tubular dan lebih terbuka, yang membuatnya sempurna untuk peselancar yang mencari carving, snaps, cutbacks, dan flow. Pada hari-hari besar, ia juga dapat menawarkan bagian yang berongga.
Local knowledge
Terumbu karang hidup yang tajam dan dangkal berada di bawah seluruh gelombang, dan menjadi sangat dangkal di dalam dan pada saat pasang surut rendah — wipeout di sini berarti luka terumbu, jadi sepatu bot dan kotak P3K adalah pilihan yang bijak. Ada arus yang mengalir di sepanjang terumbu pada gelombang yang lebih besar yang dapat menarik Anda ke bommy di dalam, dan karena ini adalah gelombang di pulau terpencil, setiap cedera memerlukan perjalanan jauh dengan perahu untuk mendapatkan bantuan medis yang nyata.
Ini adalah gelombang yang hanya dapat diakses dengan perahu — sebagian besar peselancar datang dengan perahu sewaan atau speedboat dalam perjalanan sehari dari kamp di sekitar Sipora/Katiet, yang terletak tepat di atas terumbu dari HT's (Lance's Right). Berlabuh atau diturunkan di saluran dan dayung ke titik takeoff; gunakan saluran di sisi dalam untuk keluar yang bersih dan jangan pernah mencoba masuk di atas terumbu kering.
Bawa papan shortboard performa standar Anda untuk hari-hari carving setinggi kepala hingga di atas kepala ketika dinding terbuka. Pada gelombang yang lebih besar ketika gelombang berdiri dan melempar bagian berongga, gunakan papan yang sedikit lebih panjang dan lebih lebar untuk menangani kecepatan dan mempertahankan garis Anda di bagian yang lebih cepat.
moderate — be polite, wait your turn.
Where to go now
Lance’s Left vs. nearby, live| Spot | Surf | Swell | Wind | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance’s Left Best now this spot | 1.3m | 1.2m 11s | 6 cross | Epic |
| 1 km away | 1.3m | 1.2m 11s | 9 off | Epic |
| 2 km away | 1.3m | 1.2m 11s | 9 off | Epic |
| 2 km away | 1.3m | 1.2m 11s | 9 off | Epic |
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Uma Laguna Surfboard Rent
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Surfing in Mentawai
Full Mentawai surf guide →If there's one name that makes surfers go quiet and start saving, it's the Mentawai. This remote archipelago of more than 70 islands sits off the west coast of Sumatra, fully exposed to raw Indian Ocean swell, and it has earned its reputation as one of the most concentrated, high-quality wave zones on Earth.
✈️Getting there
All routes run through Padang, the port city in West Sumatra. Fly into Padang's Minangkabau International Airport (PDG), usually via Jakarta, or via Kuala Lumpur or Singapore on regional carriers.
🛵Getting around
The Mentawai are about boats, not roads. Once you arrive, your daily transport to the waves is by boat — either the liveaboard itself or the resort's tenders and speedboats running surfers out to the breaks.
🌤️Climate & season
The Mentawai are equatorial, hot and humid year-round, with water warm enough for boardshorts or a thin top (roughly 27–29°C). There's no real winter — just wetter and drier patterns.