Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 2PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1278 | 1107 | 996 | 800 | 687 | 687 | 687 | 687 | 585 | 512 | 408 | 503 | 721 | 887 | 1714 | 1842 | 1826 | 1943 | 2160 | 2300 | 2441 | 2379 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:40PM0.39m | 5:01AM0.44m | 4:48PM0.34m | 5:15AM0.39m | 4:25PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55AM0.14m | 10:36PM0.13m | 11:15AM0.18m | 10:39PM0.17m | 11:35AM0.24m | 10:07PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1278 | 1107 | 996 | 800 | 687 | 687 | 687 | 687 | 585 | 512 | 408 | 402 | 721 | 887 | 1714 | 1842 | 1826 | 1943 | 2160 | 2300 | 2441 | 2379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SW 22 | S 7 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 18 | 91 | 45 | 44 | 78 | 98 | 149 | 149 | 236 | 364 | 503 | 326 | 331 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 18 | 18 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 188 | 213 | 110 | 267 | 246 | 208 | 162 | 157 | 136 | 139 | 120 | 132 | 144 | 190 | 241 | 207 | 164 | 136 | 170 | 136 | 127 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1035 | 1360 | 895 | 895 | 896 | 788 | 485 | 4 | 175 | 175 | 1479 | 895 | 895 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 678 | 895 | 395 | 175 |
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