Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 12PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 556 | 439 | 425 | 432 | 290 | 339 | 339 | 419 | 404 | 140 | 151 | 181 | 253 | 192 | 149 | 301 | 301 | 149 | 154 | 169 | 182 | 205 | 219 | 200 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:24AM0.35m | 12:42PM0.40m | 1:23AM0.40m | 1:05PM0.45m | 1:35AM0.46m | 1:28PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.22m | 7:10PM0.12m | 7:07AM0.17m | 7:23PM0.08m | 7:30AM0.11m | 7:40PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 556 | 439 | 425 | 432 | 290 | 339 | 339 | 266 | 274 | 112 | 151 | 47 | 56 | 56 | 149 | 301 | 301 | 88 | 61 | 64 | 178 | 94 | 94 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 178 | 176 | 166 | 243 | 129 | 318 | 329 | 419 | 404 | 131 | 47 | 114 | 253 | 192 | 34 | 84 | 116 | 142 | 100 | 82 | 56 | 105 | 70 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 6 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSE 6 | — | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 55 | 80 | 9 | 237 | 96 | 56 | 96 | 56 | 37 | 96 | 181 | 112 | 110 | 142 | 15 | — | 77 | 103 | 74 | 24 | 24 | 102 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 131 | 131 | 140 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 145 | 140 | 149 | 140 | 145 | 169 | 156 | 150 | 142 | 145 | 149 | 149 | 154 | 169 | 182 | 205 | 219 | 200 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 895 | 895 | 895 | 895 | 895 | 895 | 746 | 895 | 895 | 746 | 1004 | 1346 | 1360 | 676 | 920 | 676 | 676 | 676 | 1129 | 676 | 676 | 676 | 765 | 676 |
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