Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 8AM is: 1.4m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1051 | 1230 | 1662 | 1665 | 1864 | 1926 | 2002 | 2042 | 2291 | 2265 | 1984 | 1777 | 1761 | 1531 | 1447 | 1429 | 1245 | 1079 | 1010 | 811 | 687 | 687 | 687 | 585 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:13AM0.56m | 2:16PM0.52m | 2:36AM0.59m | 2:41PM0.53m | 3:00AM0.61m | 3:05PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.03m | 8:20PM-0.01m | 8:46AM0.01m | 8:42PM-0.02m | 9:12AM0.01m | 9:05PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | |  | | | |  | | |
 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1051 | 1230 | 1662 | 1665 | 1864 | 1926 | 2002 | 2042 | 2291 | 2265 | 1984 | 1777 | 1761 | 1531 | 1447 | 1429 | 1245 | 1079 | 1010 | 811 | 687 | 687 | 687 | 585 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 195 | 195 | 326 | 192 | 604 | 130 | 130 | 325 | 164 | 158 | 130 | 127 | 124 | 82 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 67 | 40 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 22 | SSW 21 | S 6 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 232 | 69 | 291 | 96 | 101 | 236 | 268 | 133 | 321 | — | 149 | 149 | — | — | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 44 | 16 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 175 | 170 | 161 | 158 | 153 | 158 | 137 | 113 | 113 | 95 | 92 | 92 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 71 | 93 | 81 | 69 | 65 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 175 | 174 | 174 | 395 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 125 | 167 | 678 | 788 | 788 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 390 | 787 | 803 | 895 | 788 | 4 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Dondra surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest