Dondra Surf Break

Lat Long: 5.92° N 80.60° E

Dondra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dondra sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.5° 

Dondra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dondra today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dondra at 12PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.7
SSW
22
0.9
SSW
22
1
SSW
22
1.4
SSW
21
1.6
SSW
21
1.8
SSW
21
2
SSW
19
2.2
SSW
19
2.3
SSW
19
2.3
SSW
19
2.3
SSW
19
2.3
SSW
18
2.3
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
297
313
265
265
313
260
256
256
210
206
415
674
887
1710
2182
2689
2930
3688
3961
3879
3757
3443
3328
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:21AM0.55m
4:11PM0.51m
4:46AM0.53m
4:35PM0.47m
5:09AM0.50m
4:57PM0.43m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.08m
10:24PM-0.00m
10:47AM0.10m
10:46PM0.03m
11:12AM0.13m
11:06PM0.08m
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6:01
6:01
6:01
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6:21
6:20
6:20
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
27
29
29
27
26
26
Feels °C
27
28
28
29
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
29
30
29
28
28
28
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