Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 2PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 742 | 790 | 837 | 847 | 1252 | 1147 | 988 | 1001 | 1028 | 1028 | 962 | 911 | 899 | 778 | 778 | 767 | 756 | 622 | 713 | 697 | 650 | 590 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:43PM0.50m | 4:04AM0.56m | 4:04PM0.47m | 4:24AM0.52m | 4:24PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50AM0.04m | 9:46PM0.01m | 10:13AM0.06m | 10:05PM0.04m | 10:34AM0.09m | 10:23PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 742 | 474 | 837 | 847 | 1252 | 1147 | 988 | 1001 | 1028 | 1028 | 962 | 911 | 899 | 778 | 778 | 767 | 756 | 622 | 595 | 514 | 650 | 262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 432 | 790 | 460 | 312 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 90 | 90 | 136 | 253 | 336 | 253 | 315 | 596 | 713 | 697 | 390 | 461 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | S 24 | S 24 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 21 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 20 | 20 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 21 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 113 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 148 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 590 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | 327 | 327 | 427 | 665 | 643 | 508 | 545 | 532 | 519 | 459 | 369 | 307 | 128 | 180 | 211 | 205 | 210 | 229 | 248 | 216 | 255 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 171 | 920 | 986 | 106 | 106 | 41 | 41 | 106 | 125 | 895 | 174 | 167 | 167 | 174 | 174 | 125 | 125 | 174 | 41 | 19 | 41 |
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