Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 461 | 350 | 344 | 339 | 189 | 145 | 186 | 190 | 190 | 186 | 251 | 158 | 223 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 210 | 210 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36PM0.32m | 8:19AM0.37m | 7:42PM0.27m | 10:33AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.18m | 3:41PM0.26m | 1:50AM0.23m | 6:49PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 461 | 350 | 344 | 339 | 102 | 140 | 186 | 190 | 190 | 186 | 146 | 103 | 101 | 103 | 154 | 154 | 210 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 33 | 70 | 70 | 189 | 145 | 61 | 61 | 110 | 166 | 251 | 158 | 223 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 197 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | WNW 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | W 9 | SE 8 | W 9 | W 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 67 | 63 | 111 | 79 | 20 | 57 | 35 | 54 | 37 | 43 | 42 | 17 | 34 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 5 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 3 | W 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 106 | 13 | 96 | 13 | 12 | 68 | 86 | 84 | 6 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 787 | 788 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 390 | 175 | 788 | 788 | 390 | 0 |
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