Telescopes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty, and here's how the surf's shaping up.

We've got a solid, long-running swell train from the south-southwest, and it's pointing straight at Telescopes. This is a consistent, advanced reef break that's exposed to the swell, so it's gonna be handling all this energy. The water temp is sitting about average for the season.

The real standout is the morning of Thursday, August 31st. We're looking at a clean 8ft SSW groundswell with a very long 18-second period, glassy conditions, and a massive 3674 combined energy. That's a serious day for experienced surfers only. The morning of August 20th is also a top pick, with a 8ft SSW swell, 16-second period, and 3063 energy under cross-offshore winds. It's all clean, but the swell is big and powerful.

The pattern is a drawn-out run of solid, consistent SSW groundswell. The first week, from August 20th through the 25th, we have waves every day, mostly in the 6ft to 8ft range with long periods of 14 to 16 seconds. The winds are a mix of cross-offshore and cross, keeping things reasonably clean but often a bit chunky. The combined energy is strong, sitting between 1000 and 3000 for most of that time.

After the 25th, the swell drops a little, with more days in the 3ft to 6ft range, but the energy stays moderate to strong. The wind stays mostly cross-offshore or light cross, which is a positive. The 31st of August is the absolute peak, but the morning of the 28th of August is worth a mention too, with a clean 5ft SSW swell and 1296 energy. The morning of the 30th of August also has a very long 22-second period and glassy conditions, but the swell is smaller at 3ft. The 1st of September morning has a clean 7ft SSW swell with 2427 energy.

The second week, into early September, the swell fades a bit but still has some clean windows. The 3rd of September morning has a small 4ft SW swell, but with clean conditions. The 4th of September morning is the last we see, with a 3ft SSW swell.

The only real bummer is the afternoon of the 25th, where swing cross-shore winds and a drop in energy make it a write-off, and the 26th is pretty weak with low energy. Crowds are sometimes a factor at Telescopes, so keep that in mind.

Rusty.

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