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Dondra surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dondra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dondra sea temperature is
29.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dondra today?
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 4PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | |
309 | 309 | 251 | 245 | 232 | 247 | 255 | 264 | 371 | 258 | 441 | 353 | 314 | 305 | 305 | 367 | 362 | 350 | 328 | 366 | 362 | 353 | 443 | 515 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:20PM0.50m | 4:57AM0.39m | 4:56PM0.45m | 5:57AM0.36m | 5:37PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59AM0.11m | 10:52PM0.09m | 10:40AM0.16m | 11:37PM0.12m | 11:29AM0.22m | 00:36AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | 6:15 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 309 | 309 | 251 | 141 | 144 | 110 | 110 | 141 | 371 | 258 | 441 | 353 | 314 | 305 | 305 | 367 | 362 | 297 | 288 | 366 | 362 | 353 | 101 | 515 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 102 | 133 | 80 | 241 | 149 | 147 | 186 | 144 | 123 | 121 | 116 | 114 | 111 | 85 | 83 | 55 | 50 | 155 | 178 | 175 | 138 | 138 | 443 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 20 | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 85 | 52 | 124 | 207 | 207 | 204 | 142 | 264 | 84 | 108 | 7 | — | — | 63 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 47 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 206 | 206 | 218 | 245 | 232 | 247 | 255 | 255 | 247 | 247 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 268 | 268 | 307 | 316 | 350 | 328 | 356 | 335 | 315 | 230 | 210 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 174 | 167 | 174 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 676 | 1346 | 788 | 895 | 895 | 676 |
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