Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 236 | 183 | 178 | 133 | 156 | 178 | 154 | 147 | 200 | 273 | 347 | 412 | 386 | 458 | 471 | 566 | 515 | 521 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:45AM0.36m | 12:14PM0.38m | 00:58AM0.43m | 12:46PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM0.19m | 6:30AM0.22m | 6:34PM0.13m | 6:58AM0.16m | 6:56PM0.08m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 127 | 124 | 142 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 154 | 140 | 140 | 121 | 151 | 127 | 386 | 458 | 471 | 566 | 515 | 521 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 236 | 183 | 178 | 121 | 156 | 178 | 140 | 140 | 200 | 273 | 347 | 412 | 151 | 151 | 148 | 136 | 130 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 21 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | SW 15 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 2 | 12 | 58 | 57 | 97 | 147 | 134 | 103 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 8 | 33 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 788 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 787 | 787 | 787 | 0 | 0 |
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