Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 10PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 794 | 782 | 673 | 673 | 563 | 639 | 504 | 499 | 535 | 778 | 768 | 1314 | 1200 | 970 | 970 | 957 | 944 | 802 | 504 | 421 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:37PM0.37m | 1:47AM0.33m | 1:07PM0.42m | 1:52AM0.38m | 1:32PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.17m | 6:58AM0.22m | 7:46PM0.13m | 7:25AM0.17m | 8:01PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 794 | 782 | 673 | 673 | 563 | 529 | 496 | 416 | 409 | 503 | 488 | 1314 | 1200 | 970 | 970 | 957 | 944 | 802 | 504 | 421 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 290 | 373 | 373 | 358 | 522 | 639 | 504 | 499 | 535 | 778 | 768 | 50 | 54 | 56 | 77 | 52 | 70 | 68 | 108 | 136 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 19 | S 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 47 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 32 | 51 | 57 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 67 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 99 | 86 | 83 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 75 | 60 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 45 | 72 | 78 | 102 | 75 | 66 | 71 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 787 | 895 | 798 | 787 | 787 | 485 | 175 | 175 | 787 | 895 | 895 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 895 | 895 | 787 | 175 |
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