Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 1AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 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 (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | WSW 7 | SW 15 | W 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 227 | 265 | 222 | 176 | 278 | 263 | 308 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 297 | 222 | 219 | 227 | 163 | 270 | 286 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:27AM0.54m | 3:20PM0.54m | 3:54AM0.55m | 3:47PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM-0.02m | 9:23AM0.06m | 9:37PM-0.03m | 9:53AM0.06m | 10:01PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 227 | 265 | 222 | 176 | 278 | 263 | 308 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 297 | 222 | 194 | 227 | 157 | 270 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 21 | S 12 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 30 | 26 | 133 | 109 | 38 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 226 | 217 | 196 | 193 | 146 | 193 | 223 | 50 | 35 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 12 | SSW 7 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 193 | 116 | 55 | 112 | 104 | 188 | 186 | 173 | 163 | 158 | 153 | 95 | 90 | 78 | 36 | 144 | 142 | 138 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 161 | 130 | 101 | 118 | 118 | 146 | 130 | 130 | 150 | 176 | 182 | 182 | 194 | 219 | 183 | 163 | 187 | 187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 167 | 167 | 765 | 167 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 41 | 895 | 895 | 4 | 175 |
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