Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 1PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1165 | 1368 | 1138 | 978 | 951 | 925 | 912 | 747 | 618 | 506 | 498 | 498 | 414 | 466 | 368 | 299 | 285 | 443 | 326 | 180 | 298 | 371 | 371 | 449 |
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 | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:41AM0.31m | 10:57AM0.32m | 00:29AM0.36m | 11:51AM0.37m | 00:35AM0.42m | 12:24PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02AM0.29m | 5:52PM0.19m | 6:12AM0.23m | 6:10PM0.14m | 6:36AM0.17m | 6:31PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1165 | 1368 | 1138 | 978 | 951 | 925 | 912 | 747 | 618 | 506 | 498 | 498 | 414 | 466 | 368 | 299 | 285 | 228 | 224 | 180 | 224 | 160 | 371 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | W 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 21 | S 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 21 |
| kJ | 101 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 54 | 108 | 104 | 153 | 233 | 153 | 218 | 298 | 276 | 212 | 249 | 443 | 326 | 40 | 298 | 371 | 112 | 449 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | SE 7 | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SSW 23 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 18 | SE 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | SE 7 | W 10 | W 9 | S 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | — | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 105 | 14 | 5 | 50 | 8 | 49 | 49 | 19 | 8 | 46 | 41 | 160 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 266 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 26 | — | 24 | 24 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 55 | 144 | 226 | 151 | 108 | 88 | 52 | 50 | 38 | 122 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 895 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 174 | 175 | 41 | 174 | 4 | 0 | 167 |
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