Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 12PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 605 | 605 | 596 | 665 | 372 | 443 | 367 | 367 | 408 | 1273 | 504 | 534 | 580 | 929 | 917 | 793 | 346 | 312 | 425 | 558 | 620 | 411 | 465 | 288 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:18AM0.49m | 1:14PM0.46m | 1:40AM0.54m | 1:41PM0.48m | 2:02AM0.57m | 2:07PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.11m | 7:20PM0.04m | 7:49AM0.07m | 7:43PM0.01m | 8:14AM0.04m | 8:07PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 605 | 605 | 596 | 665 | 372 | 303 | 367 | 367 | 408 | 1273 | 504 | 534 | 580 | 929 | 917 | 793 | 298 | 312 | 425 | 558 | 620 | 411 | 465 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 118 | 118 | 115 | 112 | 107 | 443 | 91 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 422 | 516 | 70 | 69 | 86 | 75 | 346 | 65 | 68 | 86 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 288 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 22 | S 17 | SE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 17 | W 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 18 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 368 | 88 | 361 | 365 | 286 | 4 | 74 | 72 | 307 | — | — | — | 75 | 276 | 65 | 64 | — | 111 | 111 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 78 | 80 | 85 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 787 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1044 | 1027 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 895 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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