Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 7PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 956 | 1016 | 1016 | 1002 | 649 | 661 | 555 | 547 | 547 | 468 | 461 | 666 | 932 | 1147 | 1328 | 1288 | 1431 | 1670 | 1939 | 2213 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43PM0.55m | 3:09AM0.54m | 3:06PM0.55m | 3:32AM0.57m | 3:30PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM-0.01m | 9:07AM0.04m | 9:18PM-0.02m | 9:34AM0.03m | 9:39PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 956 | 1016 | 1016 | 1002 | 649 | 661 | 555 | 547 | 547 | 468 | 461 | 431 | 932 | 1147 | 1328 | 1288 | 1431 | 1670 | 1939 | 2213 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | W 9 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 69 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 18 | 38 | 102 | 155 | 272 | 382 | 666 | 312 | 217 | 210 | 210 | 299 | 206 | 294 | 232 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | S 22 | SW 22 | SE 8 | SSW 22 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 46 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 70 | 73 | 67 | 63 | 18 | 59 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 94 | 92 | 97 | 92 | 91 | 89 | 71 | 98 | 102 | 114 | 123 | 110 | 114 | 110 | 114 | 122 | 101 | 108 | 92 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 895 | 895 | 895 | 4 | 4 | 485 | 676 | 174 | 175 | 895 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 676 | 176 | 175 | 175 |
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