Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 9PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 408 | 503 | 721 | 887 | 1714 | 1842 | 1826 | 1943 | 2084 | 2300 | 2441 | 2379 | 2258 | 1928 | 1737 | 1659 | 1484 | 1419 | 1259 | 1095 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:48PM0.34m | 5:15AM0.39m | 4:25PM0.30m | 5:11AM0.34m | 12:27PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM0.17m | 11:35AM0.24m | 10:07PM0.22m | 11:18AM0.30m | 7:54PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 408 | 402 | 721 | 887 | 1714 | 1842 | 1826 | 1943 | 2084 | 2300 | 2441 | 2379 | 2258 | 1928 | 1737 | 1659 | 1484 | 1419 | 1259 | 1095 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 364 | 503 | 326 | 331 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 98 | 56 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | S 19 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 20 | 26 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | — | — | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 124 | 119 | 96 | 108 | 104 | 114 | 118 | 122 | 126 | 121 | 109 | 106 | 111 | 128 | 131 | 135 | 211 | 179 | 179 | 179 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 895 | 895 | 676 | 176 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 895 | 895 | 986 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 676 | 678 | 746 | 175 | 175 |
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