Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 6AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 347 | 347 | 347 | 347 | 328 | 282 | 277 | 225 | 225 | 277 | 273 | 269 | 242 | 238 | 285 | 351 | 285 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:54AM0.49m | 4:39PM0.49m | 5:28AM0.48m | 5:07PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33PM0.01m | 10:46AM0.12m | 11:02PM0.02m | 11:21AM0.15m | 11:30PM0.05m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 347 | 347 | 347 | 347 | 347 | 328 | 282 | 277 | 225 | 225 | 277 | 273 | 269 | 242 | 238 | 285 | 351 | 285 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 8 | S 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 90 | 87 | 81 | 81 | 59 | 78 | 78 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 63 | 43 | 34 | 34 | 92 | 94 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | W 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 68 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 39 | 33 | 66 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 91 | 80 | 99 | 99 | 103 | 101 | 116 | 100 | 75 | 101 | 110 | 87 | 114 | 149 | 149 | 131 | 110 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 746 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 167 | 395 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 787 | 788 | 787 | 175 |
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