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Telescopes surfForecast / Mentawi Islands / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 WIBForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Telescopes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Telescopes sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Telescopes today?
The current surf forecast for Telescopes at 3AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Telescopes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 271 | 271 | 381 | 421 | 477 | 471 | 465 | 459 | 574 | 551 | 543 | 466 | 476 | 529 | 521 | 347 | 471 | 261 | 253 | 249 | 245 | 241 | 241 | 241 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:35AM 0.66 | 4:54PM 1.07 | 5:21AM 0.67 | 5:33PM 1.11 | 6:02AM 0.68 | 6:09PM 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:01PM 0.30 | 9:40AM 0.26 | 11:36PM 0.23 | 10:24AM 0.22 | 12:08AM 0.17 | 11:06AM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
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