Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 12AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | W 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 873 | 921 | 749 | 1197 | 871 | 547 | 417 | 412 | 653 | 246 | 212 | 190 | 250 | 350 | 363 | 466 | 407 | 337 | 318 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:52PM0.51m | 2:27AM0.46m | 2:24PM0.53m | 2:58AM0.50m | 2:53PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.05m | 8:17AM0.09m | 8:46PM0.01m | 8:52AM0.07m | 9:12PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | W 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 363 | 303 | 749 | 1197 | 871 | 240 | 227 | 194 | 251 | 246 | 166 | 190 | 245 | 350 | 363 | 466 | 407 | 337 | 318 | 265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 11 | W 10 | SSE 11 | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 873 | 921 | 234 | 230 | 303 | 547 | 228 | 220 | 653 | 226 | 212 | 157 | 250 | 142 | 30 | 142 | 142 | 144 | 150 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 6 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 20 | S 13 |
| kJ | 273 | 252 | 491 | 268 | 160 | 166 | 417 | 412 | 104 | 239 | 28 | 114 | 191 | 32 | 142 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 79 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 5 | W 9 | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 179 | 225 | 44 | 43 | 230 | 268 | 262 | 194 | 188 | 213 | 160 | 51 | 185 | 128 | 181 | 146 | 177 | 210 | 173 | 173 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 895 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 390 | 175 | 676 | 920 | 395 | 895 | 395 | 814 | 485 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 895 | 174 | 175 |
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