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Dondra surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 +0530
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Dondra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dondra sea temperature is
27.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dondra today?

The current surf forecast for Dondra at 6PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:30am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s

Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)131413131616161616151920191418181818171616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88146128125177229229173220193384388251268276491547395373334539532525322
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:02PM
0.36
1:53AM
0.49
2:29PM
0.40
2:22AM
0.52
2:56PM
0.43
2:50AM
0.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
0.12
7:33PM
0.16
8:30AM
0.08
8:06PM
0.13
8:54AM
0.05
8:36PM
0.10
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise6:22-------6:22-------6:22-------
Sunset---6:10-------6:12-------6:12----
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242728272523232224262626252423232326262525242422
Feels °C (?)252829292523242326292929272625262528272728262624
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