Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 12AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 23s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 951 | 925 | 912 | 747 | 618 | 506 | 498 | 498 | 414 | 392 | 368 | 299 | 294 | 443 | 326 | 180 | 298 | 371 | 371 | 449 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:29AM0.36m | 11:51AM0.37m | 00:35AM0.42m | 12:24PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.19m | 6:12AM0.23m | 6:10PM0.14m | 6:36AM0.17m | 6:31PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 951 | 925 | 912 | 747 | 618 | 506 | 498 | 498 | 414 | 392 | 368 | 299 | 294 | 228 | 224 | 180 | 177 | 160 | 371 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 21 | S 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 21 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 54 | 108 | 104 | 153 | 233 | 153 | 218 | 298 | 276 | 292 | 249 | 443 | 326 | 41 | 298 | 371 | 112 | 449 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 26 | S 24 | SW 19 | SW 20 | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 18 | SE 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | S 18 | W 9 | W 9 | S 22 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 | — | 14 | 5 | 50 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 19 | 31 | 30 | 42 | 160 | 40 | 39 | 242 | 266 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 30 | 42 | 71 | 91 | 77 | 60 | 45 | 34 | 49 | 113 | 125 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 986 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 167 | 167 | 1402 | 174 | 125 | 125 | 167 | 41 | 41 | 16 | 16 | 174 | 174 | 174 |
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