Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 6PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 836 | 823 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 581 | 556 | 439 | 425 | 432 | 287 | 339 | 339 | 419 | 266 | 297 | 288 | 240 | 253 | 220 | 212 | 301 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:21PM0.35m | 1:24AM0.35m | 12:42PM0.40m | 1:23AM0.40m | 1:05PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.28m | 7:07PM0.17m | 6:49AM0.22m | 7:10PM0.12m | 7:07AM0.17m | 7:23PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 836 | 823 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 581 | 556 | 439 | 425 | 432 | 287 | 339 | 339 | 266 | 266 | 112 | 116 | 48 | 48 | 117 | 191 | 301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 46 | 42 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 126 | 178 | 176 | 166 | 243 | 237 | 318 | 329 | 419 | 226 | 131 | 96 | 114 | 253 | 192 | 142 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | SW 15 | S 14 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 55 | 80 | 9 | 98 | 96 | 56 | 96 | 56 | 195 | 131 | 181 | 83 | 110 | 65 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 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 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 130 | 108 | 104 | 102 | 108 | 111 | 126 | 139 | 144 | 154 | 159 | 179 | 190 | 223 | 255 | 297 | 288 | 240 | 218 | 220 | 212 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 174 | 895 | 895 | 895 | 895 | 895 | 895 | 395 | 895 | 895 | 676 | 676 | 986 | 986 | 676 | 676 | 175 | 1349 | 765 | 676 | 676 |
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