Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 8PM is: 1.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1431 | 1856 | 1939 | 2213 | 2299 | 2955 | 3323 | 3286 | 3467 | 2918 | 2815 | 2815 | 2748 | 2686 | 2155 | 2128 | 1857 | 1671 | 1586 | 1415 |
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 | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:30PM0.54m | 3:56AM0.58m | 3:55PM0.51m | 4:21AM0.57m | 4:18PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM-0.02m | 10:01AM0.04m | 10:01PM-0.01m | 10:29AM0.06m | 10:23PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1431 | 1856 | 1939 | 2213 | 2299 | 2955 | 3323 | 3286 | 3467 | 2918 | 2815 | 2815 | 2748 | 2686 | 2155 | 2128 | 1857 | 1671 | 1586 | 1415 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 299 | 206 | 294 | 232 | 52 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 121 | 151 | 77 | 79 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 34 | 64 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | — | SW 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 59 | 17 | 17 | 69 | 71 | 14 | 14 | — | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 37 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 86 | 80 | 74 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 80 | 83 | 105 | 128 | 149 | 153 | 150 | 128 | 113 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 678 | 175 | 174 | 174 | 390 | 175 | 175 | 167 | 895 | 174 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 390 | 175 | 174 | 788 | 788 | 175 | 175 |
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