Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 3PM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 705 | 1165 | 1203 | 1284 | 1209 | 1179 | 1150 | 1107 | 1051 | 996 | 970 | 1010 | 913 | 1424 | 1719 | 1424 | 1214 | 2404 | 2404 | 2377 | 2377 | 2146 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:05PM0.52m | 2:34AM0.55m | 2:31PM0.53m | 2:58AM0.58m | 2:56PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.08m | 8:18PM-0.00m | 8:36AM0.05m | 8:40PM-0.02m | 9:02AM0.03m | 9:03PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 705 | 1165 | 1203 | 1284 | 1209 | 1179 | 1150 | 1107 | 1051 | 996 | 970 | 1010 | 834 | 911 | 1199 | 1230 | 1214 | 2404 | 2404 | 2377 | 2377 | 2146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 183 | 168 | 190 | 162 | 159 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 112 | 898 | 898 | 135 | 913 | 1424 | 1719 | 1424 | 1147 | 158 | 127 | 103 | 103 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSE 13 | SW 22 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 21 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 158 | 53 | 41 | 39 | 273 | 271 | 273 | 68 | 471 | 99 | 96 | 573 | 134 | 179 | 128 | 108 | 177 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 50 | 42 | 46 | 59 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 46 | 28 | 27 | 44 | 51 | 45 | 64 | 98 | 151 | 168 | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 390 | 676 | 895 | 895 | 895 | 175 | 765 | 395 | 175 | 676 | 986 | 1004 | 1004 | 175 | 1205 | 4 | 395 | 1479 | 1479 | 1088 | 41 | 4 |
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