Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 12PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1094 | 1077 | 1064 | 1038 | 860 | 795 | 773 | 669 | 660 | 651 | 642 | 512 | 342 | 458 | 458 | 378 | 378 | 372 | 286 | 295 | 336 | 326 | 326 | 326 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:14AM0.53m | 1:22PM0.46m | 1:38AM0.58m | 1:50PM0.48m | 2:05AM0.61m | 2:18PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29AM0.06m | 7:18PM0.04m | 7:57AM0.03m | 7:43PM0.02m | 8:25AM0.01m | 8:10PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1094 | 1077 | 1064 | 1038 | 860 | 795 | 773 | 669 | 660 | 651 | 642 | 512 | 342 | 458 | 458 | 378 | 378 | 372 | 246 | 294 | 220 | 202 | 198 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 154 | 121 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 54 | 51 | 55 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 22 | 125 | 38 | 38 | 43 | 74 | 68 | 71 | 79 | 75 | 90 | 67 | 105 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | SE 8 | S 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 10 | 101 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 39 | 31 | 25 | 41 | 21 | 37 | 20 | 55 | 82 | — | 18 | 98 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 100 | 102 | 102 | 113 | 124 | 127 | 127 | 136 | 136 | 139 | 128 | 132 | 132 | 158 | 186 | 210 | 230 | 242 | 286 | 295 | 336 | 326 | 326 | 326 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 167 | 167 | 41 | 920 | 175 | 0 | 4 | 986 | 1035 | 986 | 986 | 895 | 895 | 175 | 125 | 390 | 175 | 174 | 175 | 175 | 175 |
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