Telescopes surf break

Telescopes surfForecast / Mentawi Islands / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 15 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
30.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Telescopes today?

The current surf forecast for Telescopes at 5PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun night).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
16
1.1
S
16
0.9
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1028
911
886
886
756
735
704
604
595
595
468
454
378
440
367
263
312
322
239
215
171
257
638
362
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
N
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:10PM0.87m
5:33AM1.29m
5:56PM0.86m
6:16AM1.37m
6:42PM0.84m
7:00AM1.40m
Low Tide
10:49PM0.06m
11:59AM0.03m
11:31PM0.02m
12:47PM-0.02m
00:14AM-0.01m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:17
6:17
6:17
4
5
5
7
6
4
1
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
6
3
5
1
1
3
Temp °C
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
31
30
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
30
29
28
28
28
29
30
31
31
31
30
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
W
9
1.1
S
16
0.9
S
15
Energy kJ
1028
911
886
886
756
735
704
604
595
595
468
454
378
440
367
263
312
322
239
215
171
76
638
362
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
S
16
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
Energy kJ
32
33
35
51
51
51
52
76
78
78
101
125
97
95
73
73
73
55
57
76
57
257
76
74
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.4
SW
14
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
S
10
Energy kJ
9
4
7
5
49
5
5
5
2
2
89
90
90
2
2
70
12
13
103
130
167
123
99
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
4
0.8
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.1
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
SE
7
Energy kJ
4
33
91
132
190
149
74
32
10
7
2
4
14
11
2
2
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
Distance (km)
29
29
29
31
31
31
40
40
40
40
40
51
40
40
33
31
31
40
29
29
11
11
11
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mentawi Islands
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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