Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 4AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | 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 21 | SSW 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1886 | 1762 | 1551 | 1376 | 1453 | 983 | 956 | 1016 | 1016 | 886 | 649 | 661 | 555 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 437 | 666 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:47AM0.51m | 2:43PM0.55m | 3:09AM0.54m | 3:06PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM0.01m | 8:41AM0.06m | 8:57PM-0.01m | 9:07AM0.04m | 9:18PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | 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 | 1886 | 1762 | 1551 | 1376 | 1453 | 983 | 956 | 1016 | 1016 | 886 | 649 | 661 | 555 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 437 | 431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 15 | 59 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 83 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 15 | 33 | 38 | 38 | 25 | 155 | 272 | 382 | 666 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | W 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 22 | W 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SW 20 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 57 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 38 | 15 | 27 | 102 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 210 | 171 | 140 | 210 | 177 | 220 | 70 | 74 | 62 | 99 | 78 | 74 | 80 | 104 | 135 | 119 | 134 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 895 | 4 | 485 | 485 | 676 | 746 | 895 | 895 | 895 | 895 | 895 | 485 | 175 | 174 | 895 | 895 | 895 | 175 |
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