- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Dondra surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dondra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dondra sea temperature is
29.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dondra today?
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 4AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 7 | SSW 16 | WSW 7 | |
367 | 362 | 273 | 255 | 309 | 309 | 251 | 241 | 207 | 212 | 240 | 264 | 371 | 258 | 441 | 353 | 377 | 305 | 305 | 367 | 362 | 307 | 289 | 319 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:11AM0.42m | 4:20PM0.50m | 4:57AM0.39m | 4:56PM0.45m | 5:57AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14PM0.07m | 9:59AM0.11m | 10:52PM0.09m | 10:40AM0.16m | 11:37PM0.12m | 11:29AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 235 | 184 | 112 | 130 | 309 | 309 | 251 | 141 | 144 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 371 | 258 | 441 | 353 | 377 | 305 | 305 | 367 | 362 | 276 | 288 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 367 | 362 | 273 | 255 | 102 | 133 | 80 | 241 | 149 | 147 | 186 | 144 | 123 | 121 | 116 | 114 | 111 | 86 | 83 | 56 | 56 | 206 | 178 | 269 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 20 | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 85 | 52 | 124 | 207 | 207 | 204 | 142 | 264 | 84 | 108 | 7 | — | — | 63 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 47 | 32 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 175 | 175 | 204 | 214 | 225 | 225 | 239 | 226 | 206 | 212 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 262 | 255 | 270 | 240 | 247 | 252 | 319 | 307 | 289 | 319 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1035 | 1035 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 167 | 167 | 174 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 167 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 174 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Dondra surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest