Telescopes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 2.05° S 99.55° E

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Telescopes sea temperature is

29.1°C

Telescopes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Telescopes today (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Telescopes at 7AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WIB) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	19s
Evening (08 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	874	874	800	800	715	854	854	1005	919	1630	1611	1592	1446	1239	1208	1041	1014	1118	1549	1137	678	1118	1088	1088
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:27AM1.04m				5:02PM1.00m				5:12AM1.06m				5:39PM1.12m				5:52AM1.05m				6:13PM1.20m
Low Tide	10:05PM0.29m				10:48AM0.16m				11:00PM0.20m				11:18AM0.11m				11:44PM0.13m				11:46AM0.08m


	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—
mm	2	1	2	1	—	—	—	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	3
Temp °C	27	27	26	27	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27
Feels °C	30	30	29	30	32	32	31	29	29	29	30	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	30	30	29	29	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	874	874	800	800	678	678	687	678	642	1630	1611	1592	1446	1239	1208	1041	1014	1118	1549	1137	678	1118	1088	1088
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 7	S 20	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 20	S 19	—	—	S 18	S 17	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	94	482	715	854	854	1005	919	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	30	—	—	301	381	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 20	—	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	365	—	94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 7	—	SSE 7	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	SE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 4	SSE 5
kJ	94	91	—	94	—	74	72	70	84	77	72	72	68	66	62	56	58	61	—	9	76	84	32	37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Telescopes Mentawi Islands	Telescopes Mentawi Islands	Telescopes Mentawi Islands	Telescopes Mentawi Islands	Telescopes Mentawi Islands	Hideaways (Mentawi Islands) Mentawi Islands	Hideaways (Mentawi Islands) Mentawi Islands	Hideaways (Mentawi Islands) Mentawi Islands	Hideaways (Mentawi Islands) Mentawi Islands	Hideaways (Mentawi Islands) Mentawi Islands	Telescopes Mentawi Islands	Telescopes Mentawi Islands	Telescopes Mentawi Islands	Hilisataro Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Hideaways (Mentawi Islands) Mentawi Islands	Telescopes Mentawi Islands	Telescopes Mentawi Islands	Telescopes Mentawi Islands	Telescopes Mentawi Islands	Telescopes Mentawi Islands	Telescopes Mentawi Islands	Beng Beng Mentawi Islands	Hideaways (Mentawi Islands) Mentawi Islands
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	35	35	35	35	35	0	0	0	350	350	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	35
Best forecast wave conditions in Mentawi Islands	Bommie Peak	Beng Beng	Rifles (Kandui Right)	Rifles (Kandui Right)	Rifles (Kandui Right)	Bommie Peak	Bommie Peak	Beng Beng	Beng Beng	Beng Beng	Beng Beng	Beng Beng	Beng Beng			Bommie Peak	Bommie Peak	Bommie Peak	Rags Right	Rags Left	Bommie Peak	Bommie Peak	Bommie Peak	Hideaways (Mentawi Islands)
Rating (10 max)	4	3	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	Super Suck Sumbawa	Karang Nini Java - Central	Karang Nini Java - Central	Benkunqut Sumatra - Mainland	Benkunqut Sumatra - Mainland	Benkunqut Sumatra - Mainland	Benkunqut Sumatra - Mainland	Krui Sumatra - Mainland	Super Suck Sumbawa	Super Suck Sumbawa	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Lombok - West	The Wedge (Raijua) Timor	Benkunqut Sumatra - Mainland	Super Suck Sumbawa	Super Suck Sumbawa	Super Suck Sumbawa	The Wedge (Raijua) Timor	Pulau Dana Timor	Super Suck Sumbawa	Impossibles Bali - The Bukit	Benkunqut Sumatra - Mainland	Benkunqut Sumatra - Mainland	Super Suck Sumbawa	Super Suck Sumbawa
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Heaven South Africa	Batu Hiu Indonesia	Hell South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Outside Corner Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Steep Point Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	7	7

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