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Dondra surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dondra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dondra sea temperature is
27.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dondra today?
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 12PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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) (?) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 312 | 360 | 351 | 364 | 504 | 475 | 436 | 573 | 674 | 573 | 649 | 584 | 568 | 561 | 561 | 476 | 425 | 342 | 318 | 277 | 222 | 222 | 219 | 219 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:07AM 0.44 | 12:37PM 0.34 | 12:44AM 0.47 | 1:15PM 0.36 | 1:17AM 0.49 | 1:48PM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:51AM 0.16 | 6:11PM 0.17 | 7:23AM 0.12 | 6:52PM 0.15 | 7:53AM 0.10 | 7:27PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
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