Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 11AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1714 | 1842 | 1826 | 1943 | 2084 | 2300 | 2441 | 2379 | 2258 | 1928 | 1737 | 1659 | 1637 | 1419 | 1259 | 1095 | 1016 | 861 | 836 | 799 | 690 | 690 | 673 | 564 |
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-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 | 5:15AM0.39m | 4:25PM0.30m | 5:11AM0.34m | 12:27PM0.30m | 2:27AM0.31m | 12:21PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35AM0.24m | 10:07PM0.22m | 11:18AM0.30m | 7:54PM0.22m | 6:49AM0.28m | 7:07PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1714 | 1842 | 1826 | 1943 | 2084 | 2300 | 2441 | 2379 | 2258 | 1928 | 1737 | 1659 | 1637 | 1419 | 1259 | 1095 | 1016 | 861 | 836 | 799 | 690 | 690 | 673 | 564 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 98 | 56 | 55 | 93 | 48 | 47 | 42 | 68 | 16 | 64 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | S 19 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 28 | — | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 69 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 104 | 118 | 118 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 114 | 118 | 108 | 148 | 164 | 146 | 207 | 207 | 175 | 150 | 150 | 123 | 142 | 137 | 132 | 156 | 156 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 895 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 176 | 175 | 175 | 1775 | 895 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 746 | 895 | 175 | 175 |
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