Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 5AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1447 | 1429 | 1245 | 1079 | 1010 | 811 | 687 | 687 | 687 | 585 | 577 | 433 | 408 | 331 | 331 | 331 | 331 | 331 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:00AM0.61m | 3:05PM0.52m | 3:25AM0.61m | 3:30PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42PM-0.02m | 9:12AM0.01m | 9:05PM-0.02m | 9:39AM0.02m | 9:29PM0.00m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1447 | 1429 | 1245 | 1079 | 1010 | 811 | 687 | 687 | 687 | 585 | 577 | 433 | 408 | 331 | 331 | 331 | 331 | 331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 78 | 78 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 65 | 54 | 52 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 51 | 66 | 76 | 270 | 267 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 22 | SSW 21 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 9 | 75 | 74 | 10 | 11 | 180 | 243 | 243 | 45 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 74 | 73 | 59 | 53 | 46 | 49 | 66 | 72 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 48 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 36 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 791 | 175 | 175 | 4 | 176 | 895 | 986 | 895 | 895 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 174 | 895 | 4 | 4 |
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