
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 10PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
217 | 214 | 210 | 210 | 235 | 286 | 345 | 410 | 382 | 386 | 450 | 553 | 593 | 638 | 627 | 615 | 513 | 437 | 450 | 392 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:35AM0.28m | 12:16PM0.39m | 1:26AM0.32m | 1:06PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.22m | 5:10AM0.24m | 7:26PM0.18m | 6:39AM0.21m | 7:54PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
154 | 148 | 210 | 210 | 235 | 286 | 345 | 410 | 353 | 386 | 450 | 553 | 593 | 638 | 627 | 615 | 513 | 437 | 450 | 392 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
217 | 214 | 197 | 186 | 229 | 229 | 286 | 382 | 382 | 299 | 325 | 389 | 394 | 394 | 325 | 384 | 347 | 331 | 331 | 269 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | S 20 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
42 | 43 | 12 | 53 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 37 | 48 | 8 | 56 | 133 | 50 | 88 | 88 | 112 | 121 | 125 | 128 | 125 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 10 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 |
86 | 9 | 82 | 104 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 194 | 26 | 14 | 250 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 33 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 788 | 788 | 395 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 390 | 676 | 300 | 787 | 787 | 4 | 395 | 676 | 395 | 676 | 788 | 787 | 787 | 4 |
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