Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 1AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 175mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 21 | SSW 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 377 | 299 | 294 | 443 | 326 | 189 | 298 | 295 | 371 | 449 | 742 | 808 | 932 | 1081 | 1195 | 1317 | 1245 | 1217 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:35AM0.42m | 12:24PM0.41m | 00:52AM0.48m | 12:54PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10PM0.14m | 6:36AM0.17m | 6:31PM0.10m | 7:02AM0.11m | 6:54PM0.07m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 377 | 299 | 294 | 228 | 224 | 189 | 177 | 295 | 371 | 146 | 742 | 808 | 932 | 1081 | 1195 | 1317 | 1245 | 1217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 9 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 21 | S 11 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 276 | 292 | 249 | 443 | 326 | 41 | 298 | 160 | 112 | 449 | 141 | 102 | 188 | 186 | 140 | 149 | 121 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | S 18 | W 9 | SSW 23 | S 22 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 19 | 31 | 46 | 42 | 160 | 40 | 179 | 242 | 201 | 75 | 104 | 21 | 140 | 82 | — | 28 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 35 | 37 | 49 | 53 | 56 | 69 | 81 | 114 | 273 | 384 | 588 | 881 | 759 | 534 | 460 | 345 | 327 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 174 | 4 | 1035 | 174 | 174 | 125 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 174 | 4 | 174 | 390 | 125 | 175 | 175 | 175 |
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