Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 12PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 220 | 172 | 132 | 128 | 124 | 191 | 190 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 210 | 281 | 281 | 265 | 250 | 250 | 245 | 261 | 272 | 264 | 257 | 253 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:02AM0.61m | 3:15PM0.46m | 3:32AM0.58m | 3:45PM0.44m | 4:02AM0.53m | 4:18PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.03m | 9:08PM0.03m | 9:54AM0.06m | 9:37PM0.07m | 10:26AM0.09m | 10:07PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 43 | 42 | 85 | 83 | 110 | 191 | 190 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 210 | 281 | 281 | 265 | 250 | 250 | 245 | 208 | 208 | 204 | 204 | 200 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 60 | 59 | 31 | 40 | 43 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 55 | 73 | 67 | 67 | 44 | 37 | 40 | 217 | 261 | 272 | 264 | 257 | 253 | 249 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 46 | 166 | 178 | 220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 220 | 172 | 132 | 128 | 124 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 75 | 75 | — | 55 | 55 | 55 | — | — | — | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 895 | 485 | 395 | 1402 | 1402 | 676 | 746 | 1245 | 395 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 1088 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 676 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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