Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 1PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3228 | 2455 | 2424 | 2523 | 2281 | 2252 | 1976 | 1703 | 1460 | 1441 | 1275 | 1257 | 1106 | 1063 | 912 | 1225 | 809 | 2097 | 2318 | 1392 | 1611 | 1589 | 1371 | 791 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55AM0.42m | 5:27PM0.34m | 6:21AM0.38m | 5:00PM0.29m | 7:24AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.21m | 11:31PM0.17m | 12:41PM0.26m | 11:06PM0.22m | 8:17PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 3228 | 2455 | 2424 | 2523 | 2281 | 2252 | 1976 | 1703 | 1460 | 1441 | 1275 | 1257 | 1106 | 1063 | 912 | 1225 | 747 | 2097 | 2318 | 1392 | 1611 | 1589 | 1371 | 791 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 19 | S 19 | W 9 | S 17 | SE 7 | W 9 | S 17 | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 | S 10 |
| kJ | 221 | 228 | 217 | 22 | 64 | 44 | 46 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 247 | 439 | 42 | 809 | 2 | 39 | 376 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 24 | S 24 | SE 8 | S 22 | S 20 | W 10 | W 9 | — | W 9 | SE 7 | — | W 9 | — | S 26 | — | S 24 |
| kJ | — | 38 | 39 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 127 | 47 | 44 | — | 41 | 2 | — | 39 | — | 13 | — | 173 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 102 | 100 | 98 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 91 | 97 | 97 | 94 | 80 | 80 | 64 | 62 | 58 | 37 | 39 | 59 | 64 | 43 | 74 | 68 | 68 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 1880 | 1775 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 390 | 176 | 676 | 895 | 895 | 4 | 175 | 395 | 390 | 175 | 175 | 678 | 395 | 788 | 175 |
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