Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 12AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 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 (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 482 | 482 | 489 | 489 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 437 | 437 | 431 | 347 | 347 | 347 | 347 | 347 | 328 | 282 | 277 | 225 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:39PM0.53m | 4:19AM0.49m | 4:09PM0.52m | 4:54AM0.49m | 4:39PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.01m | 10:11AM0.10m | 10:33PM0.01m | 10:46AM0.12m | 11:02PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 482 | 482 | 489 | 489 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 437 | 437 | 431 | 347 | 347 | 347 | 347 | 347 | 328 | 282 | 277 | 225 | 225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 204 | 208 | 167 | 163 | 131 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 100 | 98 | 90 | 88 | 81 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 96 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 88 | 74 | 88 | 94 | 99 | 113 | 103 | 106 | 109 | 114 | 109 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 117 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 788 | 788 | 787 | 175 | 787 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 787 | 395 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 167 | 765 | 174 | 174 | 175 |
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