Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 1PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 373 | 715 | 532 | 620 | 519 | 625 | 773 | 940 | 1133 | 1611 | 1361 | 1346 | 1886 | 1762 | 1551 | 1479 | 1453 | 983 | 956 | 1016 | 1016 | 886 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:56PM0.50m | 2:26AM0.47m | 2:19PM0.53m | 2:47AM0.51m | 2:43PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50AM0.13m | 8:19PM0.04m | 8:15AM0.09m | 8:37PM0.01m | 8:41AM0.06m | 8:57PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 122 | 715 | 532 | 620 | 519 | 522 | 773 | 763 | 1133 | 1611 | 1361 | 1346 | 1886 | 1762 | 1551 | 1479 | 1453 | 983 | 956 | 1016 | 1016 | 886 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | W 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 229 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 53 | 625 | 644 | 940 | 594 | 507 | 331 | 99 | 15 | 59 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 65 | 81 | 15 | 57 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 24 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 20 | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | SE 8 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 373 | 11 | 212 | 117 | 113 | 40 | 42 | 8 | 39 | 507 | — | 192 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 56 | 57 | — | 15 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 159 | 155 | 157 | 184 | 185 | 189 | 202 | 196 | 196 | 230 | 225 | 220 | 210 | 70 | 87 | 74 | 77 | 57 | 60 | 80 | 60 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 395 | 787 | 788 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 176 | 787 | 895 | 395 | 176 | 485 | 390 | 676 | 895 | 895 |
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