Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 4PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s 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 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 189 | 145 | 186 | 190 | 190 | 186 | 251 | 158 | 223 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 210 | 248 | 258 | 286 | 320 | 382 | 402 | 436 | 450 | 617 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:19AM0.37m | 7:42PM0.27m | 10:33AM0.36m | 00:35AM0.28m | 12:16PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41PM0.26m | 1:50AM0.23m | 6:49PM0.22m | 5:10AM0.24m | 7:26PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 102 | 142 | 186 | 190 | 190 | 186 | 148 | 103 | 99 | 79 | 154 | 188 | 210 | 248 | 258 | 286 | 320 | 360 | 402 | 436 | 450 | 617 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | W 9 | SSW 15 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 189 | 145 | 61 | 61 | 106 | 166 | 74 | 158 | 71 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 197 | 186 | 229 | 229 | 286 | 382 | 382 | 303 | 325 | 389 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | W 9 | SW 16 | SE 8 | SW 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 67 | 63 | 111 | 79 | 110 | 57 | 251 | 35 | 223 | 43 | 42 | 34 | 33 | 53 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 36 | 37 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | W 5 | SW 3 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 71 | — | 89 | 86 | 10 | 13 | 64 | 63 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 55 | 32 | 37 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 788 | 788 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 175 | 788 | 788 | 390 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 390 | 176 | 787 | 788 | 788 | 4 |
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