Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 1PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 20s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 845 | 845 | 821 | 959 | 2052 | 1865 | 1929 | 1907 | 1831 | 1450 | 1569 | 1531 | 1685 | 1459 | 871 | 687 | 639 | 931 | 931 | 918 | 905 | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:59AM0.48m | 5:40PM0.38m | 6:40AM0.45m | 6:07PM0.33m | 7:44AM0.41m | 6:31PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:08PM0.17m | 11:52PM0.10m | 12:59PM0.21m | 00:21AM0.15m | 3:03PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 |
| kJ | 845 | 845 | 784 | 678 | 2052 | 1865 | 1929 | 1907 | 1831 | 1450 | 1569 | 1531 | 1685 | 1459 | 871 | 687 | 639 | 931 | 931 | 918 | 905 | 2117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | 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 | 332 | 566 | 821 | 959 | 98 | 94 | — | — | 118 | 149 | — | — | 79 | 124 | 216 | 229 | 224 | 670 | 649 | 635 | 749 | 992 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 14 | — | W 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | W 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 64 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 190 | 271 | 470 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | 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 |
| kJ | 302 | 417 | 418 | 372 | 372 | 345 | 245 | 291 | 331 | 335 | 371 | 335 | 335 | 371 | 403 | 420 | 469 | 445 | 457 | 452 | 465 | 483 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 171 | 125 | 174 | 167 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 167 | 167 | 174 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 167 | 167 | 149 | 139 |
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