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Broken Boards, Mallacoota

1:30 pm 9 Jul 2011

Sandon Point 2011

3:09 pm 20 Jul 2011

Dondra ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Dondra Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Sri-Lanka – SW)

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Name: Dondra
Type: reef
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: SW Offshore Wind: NNW

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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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

snow forecast website

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

city weather forecast website

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.
Dondra break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Dondra, Sri-Lanka - SW. Use the tab navigation above to view Dondra sea temperature, Dondra photographs, Dondra detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Dondra webcams, current wind from Sri-Lanka - SW live weather stations and Dondra tide predictions. The Sri Lanka swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Sri Lanka and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Sri Lanka wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Dondra.