Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 3AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1209 | 1179 | 1150 | 1107 | 1051 | 996 | 970 | 1010 | 913 | 1424 | 1719 | 1424 | 1214 | 2404 | 2404 | 2377 | 2171 | 2146 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:34AM0.55m | 2:31PM0.53m | 2:58AM0.58m | 2:56PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM-0.00m | 8:36AM0.05m | 8:40PM-0.02m | 9:02AM0.03m | 9:03PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 1209 | 1179 | 1150 | 1107 | 1051 | 996 | 970 | 1010 | 834 | 857 | 1199 | 1230 | 1214 | 2404 | 2404 | 2377 | 2171 | 2146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 141 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 112 | 898 | 898 | 132 | 913 | 1424 | 1719 | 1424 | 1147 | 130 | 106 | 103 | 106 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSE 13 | SW 22 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 21 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 273 | 271 | 273 | 68 | 471 | 112 | 110 | 573 | 107 | 137 | 128 | 108 | 130 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 45 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 25 | 62 | 100 | 96 | 119 | 215 | 204 | 193 | 151 | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 746 | 390 | 676 | 1004 | 1004 | 1346 | 300 | 1205 | 1273 | 0 | 4 | 1479 | 1479 | 1479 | 1088 | 4 |
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