Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 4AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 892 | 878 | 878 | 862 | 862 | 669 | 545 | 464 | 441 | 240 | 277 | 277 | 326 | 314 | 302 | 308 | 240 | 329 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:48AM0.45m | 5:15PM0.33m | 6:32AM0.38m | 3:53PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.11m | 12:05PM0.21m | 11:21PM0.17m | 1:47PM0.27m | 10:31PM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 892 | 878 | 878 | 862 | 862 | 669 | 545 | 464 | 441 | 240 | 277 | 277 | 326 | 314 | 302 | 308 | 240 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | SE 8 | S 21 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 31 | 48 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 50 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 206 | 127 | 40 | 82 | 82 | 115 | 153 | 123 | 329 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | S 21 | S 21 | WNW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | S 15 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 41 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 42 | 82 | 103 | 115 | 56 | 102 | 168 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 51 | 53 | 36 | 40 | 99 | 96 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 787 | 787 | 787 | 0 | 390 | 676 | 787 | 788 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 390 | 676 | 788 | 787 | 4 | 41 |
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