Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 1AM is: 1.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2052 | 1865 | 1929 | 1907 | 1831 | 1450 | 1569 | 1531 | 1651 | 1459 | 871 | 687 | 639 | 931 | 931 | 918 | 894 | 2117 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | 5:40PM0.38m | 6:40AM0.45m | 6:07PM0.33m | 7:44AM0.41m | 6:31PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.10m | 12:59PM0.21m | 00:21AM0.15m | 3:03PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 |
| kJ | 2052 | 1865 | 1929 | 1907 | 1831 | 1450 | 1569 | 1531 | 1651 | 1459 | 871 | 687 | 639 | 931 | 931 | 918 | 894 | 2117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 108 | 94 | — | — | 118 | 149 | 159 | — | 79 | 124 | 216 | 220 | 229 | 670 | 649 | 635 | 749 | 992 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | W 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 190 | 271 | 470 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 373 | 354 | 282 | 342 | 328 | 341 | 331 | 331 | 331 | 331 | 403 | 415 | 428 | 428 | 428 | 440 | 457 | 416 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 139 | 174 | 174 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 1642 | 174 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 167 | 149 | 139 |
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