Nazare Big Wave Challenge Gets Yellow Alert, Could Run Saturday in Giant Waves
70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.
Surf Forecasts:
Dondra surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 +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
28.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dondra today?
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 7PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 44 | 55 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 48 | 141 | 156 | 156 | 218 | 283 | 280 | 312 | 360 | 351 | 364 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | off | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:25PM 0.38 | 10:10AM 0.30 | 11:24PM 0.41 | 11:43AM 0.31 | 12:07AM 0.44 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:44PM 0.18 | 5:17AM 0.24 | 4:14PM 0.19 | 6:14AM 0.20 | 5:21PM 0.18 | 6:51AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 |
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
Buy Less, Surf More This Black Friday
Surf-forecast is providing a free, all-access pass to our premium features and 12-day forecasts all weekend.
Quiksilver Teams Up With PrimaLoft® For World’s First Thermal Layering System for a Wetsuit.
Previously used in our snow jackets for mountain conditions, PrimaLoft® technology is making its debut in the surf industry. The aim is to bring mountain-grade warmth to the waves.
Vancouver Island’s Day Of Days With Reed Platenius
Surf-Forecast recently helped the 21-year-old Canadian pro surfer and adventurer score some cold water perfection at home.
Read more
Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.
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