Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 8PM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 26s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1147 | 2149 | 2027 | 743 | 620 | 706 | 773 | 636 | 648 | 1285 | 553 | 502 | 567 | 562 | 761 | 1255 | 873 | 921 | 713 | 1197 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:23PM0.42m | 1:23AM0.33m | 1:15PM0.47m | 1:56AM0.40m | 1:52PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.15m | 6:48AM0.18m | 7:54PM0.10m | 7:38AM0.13m | 8:20PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 19 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 18 |
| kJ | 1147 | 2149 | 2027 | 457 | 520 | 446 | 773 | 382 | 382 | 1285 | 382 | 441 | 302 | 513 | 296 | 1255 | 410 | 403 | 314 | 1197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 21 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 492 | 66 | 65 | 743 | 620 | 706 | 326 | 636 | 648 | 521 | 553 | 453 | 440 | 291 | 427 | 344 | 873 | 921 | 713 | 268 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 26 | SSW 26 | SSE 11 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSE 23 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 21 | S 20 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 66 | 24 | 136 | 136 | 317 | 314 | 301 | 412 | 107 | 516 | 502 | 567 | 562 | 761 | 408 | 273 | 252 | 627 | 192 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 160 | 146 | 157 | — | — | 136 | 133 | 157 | 152 | 189 | 211 | 211 | 171 | 207 | 175 | 39 | 220 | 49 | 38 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 765 | 1775 | 4 | 4 | 390 | 4 | 175 | 174 | 895 | 395 | 175 | 175 | 390 | 4 | 175 | 676 | 895 | 395 | 895 | 4 |
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