Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 12AM is: 2.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3879 | 3757 | 3443 | 3602 | 3393 | 3393 | 3561 | 2296 | 2021 | 1761 | 2164 | 3307 | 3228 | 2455 | 2424 | 2523 | 2281 | 2054 | 1976 | 1703 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:57PM0.43m | 5:32AM0.47m | 5:16PM0.39m | 5:55AM0.42m | 5:27PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.08m | 11:37AM0.17m | 11:22PM0.13m | 12:04PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 3879 | 3757 | 3443 | 3602 | 3393 | 3393 | 3561 | 2296 | 2021 | 1761 | 2164 | 3307 | 3228 | 2455 | 2424 | 2523 | 2281 | 2054 | 1976 | 1703 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 11 | — | W 9 | SE 8 | W 10 |
| kJ | 105 | 80 | 78 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 885 | 1026 | 1279 | 1615 | 1326 | — | 221 | 228 | 174 | 39 | — | 43 | 3 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 21 | — | SSE 9 | W 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 323 | — | 55 | 56 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 132 | 293 | 249 | 210 | 211 | 241 | 235 | 66 | 89 | 101 | 103 | 106 | 110 | 101 | 86 | 114 | 127 | 94 | 92 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 787 | 787 | 16 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 895 | 174 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 167 | 167 | 174 | 174 | 175 |
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