Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 2AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 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 (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | W 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 387 | 353 | 277 | 249 | 305 | 400 | 378 | 400 | 339 | 257 | 441 | 565 | 553 | 497 | 430 | 486 | 493 | 458 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46AM0.42m | 2:38PM0.53m | 3:11AM0.45m | 3:04PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42PM0.06m | 8:27AM0.12m | 9:05PM0.04m | 8:56AM0.09m | 9:28PM0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 163 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 400 | 138 | 138 | 163 | 163 | 312 | 307 | 553 | 180 | 177 | 177 | 493 | 458 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 387 | 353 | 277 | 249 | 305 | 138 | 297 | 293 | 277 | 141 | 163 | 163 | 170 | 497 | 399 | 486 | 173 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 9 |
| kJ | 87 | 69 | 69 | 47 | 87 | 302 | 378 | 400 | 339 | 257 | 376 | 565 | 249 | 195 | 238 | 183 | 136 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 9 | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 118 | 149 | 169 | 175 | 145 | 177 | 191 | 198 | 190 | 139 | 441 | 126 | 450 | 388 | 430 | 169 | 145 | 156 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1905 | 895 | 895 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 895 | 895 | 895 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 895 | 895 | 895 | 895 | 920 |
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