Dondra surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 +0530
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Dondra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dondra sea temperature is
27.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Dondra today?

The current surf forecast for Dondra at 6PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)131212121211111210121211111111111111111111111211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)170162157155115113113111811197811311110910910710710565939510210497
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
0
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:16PM
0.43
5:42AM
0.40
6:54PM
0.41
6:10AM
0.35
7:45PM
0.38
6:43AM
0.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:44AM
0.07
12:05AM
0.20
12:11PM
0.11
12:49AM
0.23
12:40PM
0.15
2:06AM
0.26
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise------6:20-------6:20-------6:20-
Sunset-6:07-------6:07-------6:08------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272626252424252827262625242425272827262524242528
Feels °C (?)302930292928283129293130282727282929292826262629
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