Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 10PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
270 | 270 | 270 | 286 | 292 | 297 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 260 | 319 | 326 | 319 | 322 | 415 | 674 | 887 | 1710 | 2182 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:47PM0.53m | 4:21AM0.55m | 4:11PM0.51m | 4:46AM0.53m | 4:35PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM-0.02m | 10:20AM0.08m | 10:24PM-0.00m | 10:47AM0.10m | 10:46PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
187 | 157 | 270 | 286 | 292 | 297 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 260 | 260 | 240 | 236 | 206 | 202 | 184 | 887 | 1710 | 2182 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
223 | 144 | 142 | 136 | 45 | 136 | 138 | 138 | 102 | 100 | 95 | 88 | 87 | 61 | 61 | 415 | 674 | 160 | 176 | 140 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 26 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | W 10 | SSW 14 |
71 | 176 | — | — | 102 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 58 | 53 | 85 | 85 | 102 | 88 | 140 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 |
270 | 270 | 247 | 208 | 161 | 212 | 176 | 170 | 176 | 155 | 131 | 319 | 326 | 319 | 322 | 106 | 300 | 306 | 64 | 262 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 895 | 167 | 895 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 676 | 895 | 895 | 895 | 41 | 175 | 395 | 175 | 174 | 895 | 895 | 175 | 175 |
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