Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Telescopes today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Telescopes at 12AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Telescopes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
288 | 458 | 677 | 677 | 781 | 1024 | 1922 | 2094 | 1591 | 1592 | 3910 | 4020 | 3749 | 3589 | 3790 | 3990 | 4304 | 4255 | 4157 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:38PM1.10m | 9:38AM0.90m | 10:17PM1.04m | 10:09AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM0.05m | 3:31AM0.20m | 3:27PM0.10m | 4:12AM0.27m | 3:57PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
288 | 458 | 451 | 451 | 781 | 1024 | 1922 | 2094 | 1591 | 1307 | 3910 | 4020 | 3749 | 3589 | 3790 | 3990 | 4304 | 4255 | 4157 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — |
88 | 344 | 677 | 677 | 718 | 384 | 308 | 259 | 1234 | 1592 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 24 | WNW 8 | SSW 22 | SW 13 | SSW 21 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 9 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
192 | 108 | 7 | 589 | 215 | 855 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
5 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 17 | 57 | 56 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 53 | 54 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 74 | 35 | 41 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 35 |
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