Telescopes surf break

Telescopes surfForecast / Mentawi Islands / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 WIB
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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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Telescopes today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Telescopes at 1AM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (28 May)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (28 May)6ft (1.9m)15s

Table - waves today at Telescopes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SSW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
731
817
1885
1970
1832
1765
1743
1880
1856
1677
1571
1508
1409
1389
1389
1389
1244
1159
1127
943
915
837
745
745
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
S
0
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
0
N
0
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
0
S
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:50PM0.77m
4:24AM1.07m
4:39PM0.76m
5:02AM1.11m
5:23PM0.75m
5:38AM1.14m
Low Tide
9:27PM0.25m
10:58AM0.28m
10:04PM0.23m
11:36AM0.22m
10:40PM0.20m
12:08PM0.17m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:19
6:19
6:19
1
1
2
3
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
28
29
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
32
34
32
32
33
31
32
32
33
33
32
33
31
31
31
32
32
32
33
31
31
31
31
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
731
573
1885
1970
1832
1765
1743
1880
1856
1677
1571
1508
1409
1389
1389
1389
1244
1159
1127
943
915
837
745
745
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
572
817
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
14
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
11
3
3
6
3
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mentawi Islands
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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