
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 8AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
273 | 219 | 219 | 215 | 212 | 190 | 186 | 186 | 175 | 168 | 133 | 161 | 166 | 236 | 236 | 183 | 175 | 133 | 156 | 178 | 143 | 147 | 200 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | 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 | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:43AM0.36m | 2:22AM0.30m | 11:21AM0.33m | 00:45AM0.36m | 12:14PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM0.25m | 5:59AM0.29m | 6:14PM0.19m | 6:30AM0.22m | 6:34PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
133 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 210 | 190 | 186 | 186 | 175 | 168 | 133 | 161 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 124 | 142 | 133 | 130 | 154 | 143 | 140 | 124 | 121 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 17 | S 17 |
273 | 219 | 219 | 215 | 212 | 159 | 154 | 152 | 131 | 133 | 133 | 138 | 166 | 236 | 236 | 183 | 175 | 121 | 156 | 178 | 140 | 140 | 200 | 273 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 6 | — | S 21 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
56 | 55 | 53 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | 12 | 58 | 58 | 97 | 147 | 111 | 103 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | SW 2 | W 6 | WSW 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 6 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 6 | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 788 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
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