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Telescopes surfForecast / Mentawi Islands / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 14 May 2026 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
30.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Telescopes today?
The current surf forecast for Telescopes at 1PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Telescopes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 107mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
643 | 634 | 634 | 683 | 643 | 643 | 841 | 506 | 514 | 1055 | 1028 | 911 | 886 | 886 | 756 | 735 | 704 | 604 | 595 | 595 | 461 | 454 | 378 | 440 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:13AM1.05m | 4:22PM0.87m | 4:53AM1.18m | 5:10PM0.87m | 5:33AM1.29m | 5:56PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM0.24m | 10:06PM0.12m | 11:10AM0.13m | 10:49PM0.06m | 11:59AM0.03m | 11:31PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:17 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 643 | 634 | 634 | 683 | 643 | 643 | 841 | 506 | 514 | 1055 | 1028 | 911 | 886 | 886 | 756 | 735 | 704 | 604 | 595 | 595 | 461 | 454 | 378 | 440 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 18 | W 8 | S 16 | S 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 216 | 32 | 339 | 330 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 50 | 51 | 71 | 5 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | W 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 7 | NNW 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SW 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | N 5 | N 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 154 | 32 | 9 | 171 | 173 | 66 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 29 | 43 | 101 | 64 | 35 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 40 | 40 | 135 | 40 | 31 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
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