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Dondra surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 +0530
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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
27.8° 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: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (08 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)151514141414131313131312121212121112121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)126123165215207192187181178176170162157155115113113818112178113111111
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
0
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
0
S
5
WSW
5
N
0
ENE
0
NW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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on		crossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:41PM
0.45
5:15AM
0.44
6:16PM
0.43
5:42AM
0.40
6:54PM
0.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:16AM
0.04
11:28PM
0.17
11:44AM
0.07
12:05AM
0.20
12:11PM
0.11
12:49AM
0.23
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise6:18-------6:20-------6:20-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:07-------6:07----
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clear
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part cloud
clear
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Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C242626262525242425262725252524242528282626252525
Feels °C (?)273029292929282830313029292928282931302930282929
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