Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 22s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 21s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 12PM is: 0.7m 22s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 22s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 256 | 251 | 206 | 415 | 674 | 887 | 1710 | 2182 | 1311 | 2930 | 3688 | 3650 | 3879 | 3757 | 3443 | 3328 | 3393 | 3291 | 3561 | 2296 | 2021 | 1761 | 2164 | 3307 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:46AM0.53m | 4:35PM0.47m | 5:09AM0.50m | 4:57PM0.43m | 5:32AM0.47m | 5:16PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47AM0.10m | 10:46PM0.03m | 11:12AM0.13m | 11:06PM0.08m | 11:37AM0.17m | 11:22PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 256 | 251 | 206 | 202 | 163 | 887 | 1710 | 2182 | 1182 | 2930 | 3688 | 3650 | 3879 | 3757 | 3443 | 3328 | 3393 | 3291 | 3561 | 2296 | 2021 | 1761 | 2164 | 3307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 22 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 21 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — |
| kJ | 87 | 61 | 88 | 87 | 674 | 160 | 176 | 140 | 1311 | 109 | 109 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 885 | 1026 | 1279 | 1615 | 1326 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 22 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 87 | 58 | 61 | 415 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 111 | 84 | 37 | 38 | — | — | — | 75 | 56 | — | 55 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 113 | 126 | 93 | 80 | 74 | 77 | 67 | 71 | 347 | 141 | 184 | 178 | 187 | 182 | 153 | 128 | 124 | 134 | 118 | 110 | 123 | 130 | 120 | 120 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 895 | 175 | 174 | 895 | 895 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 167 | 167 | 787 | 174 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 171 | 746 | 174 | 167 | 174 |
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