Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 1AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2021 | 1761 | 2164 | 3307 | 3228 | 2455 | 2424 | 2523 | 2281 | 2054 | 1976 | 1703 | 1460 | 1292 | 1275 | 1257 | 1106 | 938 | 912 | 1225 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:16PM0.39m | 5:55AM0.42m | 5:27PM0.34m | 6:21AM0.38m | 5:00PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.17m | 11:22PM0.13m | 12:04PM0.21m | 11:31PM0.17m | 12:41PM0.26m | 11:06PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2021 | 1761 | 2164 | 3307 | 3228 | 2455 | 2424 | 2523 | 2281 | 2054 | 1976 | 1703 | 1460 | 1292 | 1275 | 1257 | 1106 | 938 | 912 | 1225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 11 | — | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 19 | S 19 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1279 | 1615 | 1326 | — | 221 | 225 | 217 | 40 | — | 43 | 47 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 247 | 439 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | S 24 | SE 8 | S 22 | S 20 | WNW 10 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 44 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 127 | 31 | 44 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 114 | 110 | 91 | 94 | 106 | 98 | 98 | 109 | 103 | 85 | 80 | 77 | 88 | 91 | 98 | 96 | 97 | 94 | 80 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1775 | 895 | 895 | 395 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 676 | 895 | 895 | 175 | 175 | 395 | 176 | 676 | 895 | 895 | 175 | 175 |
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