Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 6PM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1214 | 2404 | 2404 | 2377 | 2171 | 2146 | 1910 | 1606 | 1433 | 1341 | 1184 | 1125 | 1052 | 924 | 857 | 742 | 742 | 790 | 837 | 847 | 1655 | 1147 |
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-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 | 2:56PM0.53m | 3:21AM0.59m | 3:20PM0.52m | 3:43AM0.58m | 3:43PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02AM0.03m | 9:03PM-0.03m | 9:27AM0.03m | 9:25PM-0.02m | 9:50AM0.04m | 9:46PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1214 | 2404 | 2404 | 2377 | 2171 | 2146 | 1910 | 1606 | 1433 | 1341 | 1184 | 1125 | 1052 | 924 | 857 | 742 | 742 | 474 | 837 | 847 | 1655 | 1147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSE 9 | WSW 7 | SSE 9 | WSW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 214 | 209 | 103 | 147 | 103 | 99 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 75 | 75 | 79 | 68 | 52 | 246 | 432 | 540 | 790 | 569 | 569 | 35 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 1147 | 106 | — | 103 | — | 103 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 69 | 75 | 125 | 52 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 8 | — | WSW 7 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 186 | — | 128 | — | 118 | 193 | 336 | 363 | 286 | 240 | 192 | 163 | 145 | 145 | 149 | 173 | 237 | 336 | 319 | 442 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 41 | 1397 | 1397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 174 | 390 | 1177 | 1177 | 4 | 125 | 16 | 0 | 41 | 171 | 1479 | 41 | 41 | 10 |
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