Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 12AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | 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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1857 | 1671 | 1586 | 1415 | 1241 | 1154 | 1139 | 1110 | 1193 | 1145 | 1114 | 1099 | 1223 | 1355 | 1303 | 1032 | 1003 | 867 | 892 | 878 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:18PM0.48m | 4:48AM0.54m | 4:41PM0.44m | 5:16AM0.50m | 5:02PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23PM0.02m | 10:58AM0.10m | 10:45PM0.06m | 11:29AM0.15m | 11:06PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | 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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
1857 | 1671 | 1586 | 1415 | 1241 | 1154 | 1139 | 1110 | 1193 | 1145 | 1114 | 1099 | 1223 | 1355 | 1303 | 1032 | 1003 | 867 | 892 | 878 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
70 | 34 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 84 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 53 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 45 | 33 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 8 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 11 | S 10 | WNW 10 | — | — |
30 | 33 | 36 | 18 | 18 | — | 22 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 47 | 29 | 39 | 38 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 32 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 145 | 119 | 124 | 128 | 124 | 95 | 84 | 90 | 69 | 50 | 56 | 66 | 66 | 51 | 44 | 44 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 895 | 895 | 895 | 175 | 395 | 390 | 175 | 678 | 788 | 788 | 788 | 787 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 787 | 787 | 787 | 395 |
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