Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Telescopes today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Telescopes at 6AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Telescopes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 176mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thu 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 508 | 469 | 419 | 402 | 318 | 368 | 304 | 253 | 253 | 362 | 368 | 239 | 342 | 157 | 154 | 249 | 202 | 202 | 199 | 196 | 157 | 154 | 152 | 149 | 147 | 93 | 226 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:29AM0.61m | 10:18PM0.91m | 11:59AM0.62m | 11:17PM0.85m | 1:27PM0.69m | 00:42AM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.26m | 3:41PM0.35m | 5:10AM0.29m | 4:41PM0.42m | 6:08AM0.31m | 6:01PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 |
mm | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 51 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 508 | 469 | 419 | 402 | 318 | 368 | 304 | 253 | 253 | 362 | 368 | 239 | 342 | 157 | 154 | 249 | 202 | 202 | 104 | 71 | 157 | 154 | 152 | 149 | 147 | 93 | 226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 64 | 63 | 46 | 57 | 56 | 69 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 63 | 61 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 199 | 196 | 55 | 19 | 18 | 44 | 37 | 38 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 13 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 59 | 57 | 57 | 46 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 15 | 85 | 28 | 121 | 120 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 37 | 62 | 123 | 16 | 25 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 34 | 73 | 75 | 46 | 35 | 39 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 53 | 107 | 2 | 4 | — | 55 | 55 | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 40 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 52 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 40 |
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