Telescopes Surf Break

Lat Long: 2.05° S 99.55° E

Telescopes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Telescopes sea temperature is
29.5° C
0.6° 

Telescopes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Telescopes today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Telescopes at 2PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Afternoon (18 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (18 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
19
2.3
SSW
19
2.4
SSW
19
2.3
SSW
19
2.4
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
781
1024
1922
2162
1429
1592
3910
4020
3749
3589
3790
3990
4304
4255
3876
3786
3399
3317
3005
2968
2716
2384
2354
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:38AM0.90m
10:17PM1.04m
10:09AM0.77m
11:00PM0.97m
10:39AM0.65m
Low Tide
3:31AM0.20m
3:27PM0.10m
4:12AM0.27m
3:57PM0.16m
4:58AM0.35m
4:30PM0.22m
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clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:27
6:25
 mm
1
3
4
2
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
29
29
29
30
30
30
28
28
29
30
32
31
31
30
28
28
29
29
31
30
29
29
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