Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 1AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 515 | 521 | 605 | 605 | 596 | 665 | 372 | 443 | 367 | 367 | 408 | 632 | 504 | 534 | 580 | 929 | 917 | 793 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:18AM0.49m | 1:14PM0.46m | 1:40AM0.54m | 1:41PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56PM0.08m | 7:24AM0.11m | 7:20PM0.04m | 7:49AM0.07m | 7:43PM0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 515 | 521 | 605 | 605 | 596 | 665 | 372 | 303 | 367 | 367 | 408 | 396 | 504 | 534 | 580 | 929 | 917 | 793 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 145 | 145 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 112 | 107 | 443 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 632 | 422 | 516 | 307 | 69 | 76 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 22 | S 17 | SE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 17 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 368 | 75 | 361 | 365 | 286 | 77 | 74 | 57 | 70 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 485 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 787 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
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