Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 5AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 184 | 164 | 158 | 223 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 210 | 210 | 258 | 331 | 345 | 410 | 382 | 386 | 530 | 693 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:42PM0.27m | 10:33AM0.36m | 00:35AM0.28m | 12:16PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.23m | 6:49PM0.22m | 5:10AM0.24m | 7:26PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 190 | 184 | 106 | 103 | 99 | 142 | 154 | 148 | 210 | 210 | 258 | 331 | 345 | 410 | 353 | 386 | 530 | 693 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 16 | W 9 | SSW 15 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 106 | 166 | 74 | 158 | 71 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 197 | 186 | 229 | 229 | 286 | 382 | 382 | 303 | 325 | 389 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SW 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 7 | S 18 | WNW 10 | S 20 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 110 | 57 | 164 | 35 | 223 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 12 | 53 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 56 | 7 | 102 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | W 10 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 13 | 73 | — | 89 | 68 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 19 | 117 | 149 | 21 | 158 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 390 | 0 | 4 | 676 | 788 | 788 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 390 | 676 | 788 | 788 | 4 | 41 |
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