Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Telescopes today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Telescopes at 10PM is: 2.3m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Telescopes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1429 | 1592 | 3910 | 4020 | 3749 | 3589 | 3790 | 4106 | 4304 | 4255 | 3876 | 3786 | 3399 | 3317 | 3005 | 2968 | 2716 | 2479 | 2447 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17PM1.04m | 10:09AM0.77m | 11:00PM0.97m | 10:39AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27PM0.10m | 4:12AM0.27m | 3:57PM0.16m | 4:58AM0.35m | 4:30PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
1429 | 1307 | 3910 | 4020 | 3749 | 3589 | 3790 | 4106 | 4304 | 4255 | 3876 | 3786 | 3399 | 3317 | 3005 | 2968 | 2716 | 2479 | 2447 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | WSW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 11 | WNW 11 |
1234 | 1592 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | 10 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | S 22 |
7 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | — |
64 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 65 | 8 | 48 | 35 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 41 | 27 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 35 | 35 | 148 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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