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Dondra surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 +0530
Forecast 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
27.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dondra today?

The current surf forecast for Dondra at 8AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:30am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SW
0.6
SSE
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111110161018181818161616161515151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)95102100979186838083123154152206261258255226272309305297272232183
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		glasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
0.30
9:19PM
0.36
9:43AM
0.26
11:30PM
0.38
12:54PM
0.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:06AM
0.26
1:18PM
0.20
6:01AM
0.25
3:13PM
0.24
7:08AM
0.21
5:49PM
0.23
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--6:20-------6:20-------6:20-----
Sunset-----6:08-------6:09-------6:09--
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
-----11-----11------142-
Temp. °C242425282827262524242528282726252423252827262625
Feels °C (?)272626292829292826262629302928272625283130302928
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