Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 4AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 603 | 596 | 817 | 875 | 1010 | 1861 | 2162 | 1702 | 1281 | 1070 | 1146 | 949 | 809 | 1004 | 957 | 902 | 693 | 721 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:02AM0.50m | 3:55PM0.54m | 4:28AM0.51m | 4:21PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM0.00m | 9:53AM0.08m | 10:14PM0.00m | 10:23AM0.08m | 10:37PM0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 603 | 596 | 817 | 771 | 798 | 788 | 627 | 620 | 604 | 559 | 537 | 449 | 443 | 515 | 431 | 362 | 168 | 519 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 144 | 144 | 120 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 77 | 60 | 58 | 43 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 165 | 66 | 437 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 217 | 217 | 54 | 54 | 48 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 227 | 99 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 360 | 577 | 784 | 875 | 1010 | 1861 | 2162 | 1702 | 1281 | 1070 | 1146 | 949 | 809 | 1004 | 957 | 902 | 693 | 721 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1775 | 175 | 175 | 395 | 175 | 174 | 167 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 |
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