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Dondra in SW is an exposed reef break that only works once in a while. Summer in particular tends to be flat. The best wind direction is from the north northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. A reef breaks right. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Take care of the strong rips here.

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Overall Dondra Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Dondra surf quality by season and Dondra surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Sri-Lanka - SW surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Dondra

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Dondra:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Matara	5 mi
Second closest break	Metigama Right	11 mi
Third closest break	Weligama	12 mi
Fourth closest break	Kogalla	21 mi
Fifth closest break	Galle	27 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Dondra:
Closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5129 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5279 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East Anglia 3 Buoy	5486 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Sandettie Buoy	5510 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Anglia 1 Buoy	5516 mi
Tide stations nearest to Dondra:
Closest tide station	Port Refuge, Cocos Islands	1674 mi
Second closest tide station	Christmas Island, Australia	2065 mi
Third closest tide station	Tantabiddi, Australia	2971 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Point Murat, Australia	2977 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Exmouth, Australia	2980 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Dondra:
Closest ski area	Auli (India)	1705 mi
Second closest ski area	Kufri (India)	1762 mi
Third closest ski area	Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) (India)	1835 mi
Fourth closest ski area	SolangValleyRopeway&SkiCentre (India)	1838 mi
Fifth closest ski area	SolangValleyRopeway&SkiCentre (India)	1838 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Dondra:
Closest city location	Matara (Sri Lanka)	5 mi
Second closest city location	Weligama (Sri Lanka)	13 mi
Third closest city location	Tangalla (Sri Lanka)	15 mi
Fourth closest city location	Galle (Sri Lanka)	26 mi
Fifth closest city location	Hikkaduwa (Sri Lanka)	37 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Dondra is Colombo Ratmalana Airport (RML) in Sri Lanka, which is 127 km (79 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Dondra is Bandaranaike International (Colombo) Airport (CMB), also in Sri Lanka, 161 km (100 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Amparai (Galoya) Airport (GOY), also in Sri Lanka, 194 km (120 miles) away.