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Telescopes surfForecast / Mentawi Islands / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 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
29.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Telescopes today?
The current surf forecast for Telescopes at 1PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Telescopes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 196 | 196 | 234 | 193 | 178 | 175 | 153 | 153 | 150 | 144 | 147 | 126 | 100 | 133 | 222 | 123 | 198 | 131 | 131 | 152 | 183 | 183 | 93 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:35PM 0.82 | 12:22AM 0.83 | 1:41PM 0.87 | 1:32AM 0.74 | 2:39PM 0.93 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:35AM 0.24 | 5:46PM 0.44 | 6:23AM 0.27 | 7:18PM 0.47 | 7:13AM 0.29 | 9:04PM 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 26 |
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