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Telescopes surfForecast / Mentawi Islands / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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
30.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Telescopes today?
The current surf forecast for Telescopes at 1AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 42mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | |
643 | 643 | 801 | 506 | 514 | 1055 | 1028 | 911 | 886 | 886 | 756 | 735 | 704 | 604 | 595 | 595 | 461 | 454 | 378 | 373 | 367 | 248 | 312 | 308 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:22PM0.87m | 4:53AM1.18m | 5:10PM0.87m | 5:33AM1.29m | 5:56PM0.86m | 6:16AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.12m | 11:10AM0.13m | 10:49PM0.06m | 11:59AM0.03m | 11:31PM0.02m | 12:47PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 643 | 643 | 801 | 506 | 514 | 1055 | 1028 | 911 | 886 | 886 | 756 | 735 | 704 | 604 | 595 | 595 | 461 | 454 | 378 | 373 | 367 | 248 | 312 | 308 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | S 18 | W 8 | S 16 | S 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 216 | 32 | 339 | 330 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 99 | 95 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | W 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SW 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 16 | N 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 6 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 154 | 32 | 9 | 171 | 173 | 66 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 121 | 8 | 90 | 41 | 2 | 70 | 54 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 22 | 31 | 45 | 67 | 65 | 46 | 24 | 12 | — | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 29 |
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