Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 12AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | S 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 224 | 290 | 300 | 235 | 241 | 248 | 241 | 238 | 216 | 206 | 250 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 196 | 181 | 174 | 171 | 171 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:18PM0.48m | 3:29AM0.56m | 3:41PM0.46m | 3:50AM0.53m | 4:02PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13PM0.04m | 9:46AM0.05m | 9:34PM0.07m | 10:09AM0.08m | 9:53PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 224 | 224 | 290 | 300 | 235 | 205 | 248 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 206 | 206 | 181 | 140 | 106 | 64 | 40 | 108 | 104 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | 157 | 163 | 132 | 137 | 145 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 238 | 41 | 87 | 87 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 196 | 181 | 174 | 171 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 130 | 133 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 216 | 6 | 6 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 55 | 76 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 187 | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 106 | 175 | 4 | 0 |
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