Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 7AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 225 | 277 | 273 | 269 | 242 | 238 | 285 | 351 | 369 | 369 | 580 | 620 | 881 | 879 | 1564 | 1489 | 868 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 5:28AM0.48m | 5:07PM0.46m | 6:01AM0.46m | 5:35PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.02m | 11:21AM0.15m | 11:30PM0.05m | 11:56AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 225 | 225 | 277 | 273 | 269 | 242 | 238 | 285 | 351 | 285 | 303 | 298 | 620 | 881 | 466 | 1564 | 1489 | 868 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | S 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 56 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 49 | 34 | 34 | 94 | 84 | 86 | 580 | 242 | 115 | 879 | 18 | 17 | 276 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 21 | S 8 | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | W 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 55 | 52 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 39 | 80 | 33 | 186 | 369 | 73 | 72 | 294 | 117 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 74 | 71 | 66 | 74 | 74 | 95 | 117 | 139 | 98 | 369 | 362 | 86 | 89 | 61 | 78 | 371 | 369 | 371 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 765 | 787 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 787 | 175 | 174 | 174 |
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