Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 8PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 713 | 697 | 776 | 590 | 590 | 1294 | 1278 | 1107 | 996 | 800 | 687 | 687 | 687 | 687 | 585 | 512 | 408 | 503 | 721 | 887 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:24PM0.44m | 4:43AM0.48m | 4:40PM0.39m | 5:01AM0.44m | 4:48PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23PM0.08m | 10:55AM0.14m | 10:36PM0.13m | 11:15AM0.18m | 10:39PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 683 | 595 | 461 | 461 | 468 | 1294 | 1278 | 1107 | 996 | 800 | 687 | 687 | 687 | 687 | 585 | 512 | 408 | 402 | 721 | 887 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 22 | S 7 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 713 | 697 | 776 | 590 | 590 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 83 | 45 | 44 | 78 | 98 | 149 | 28 | 37 | 364 | 503 | 326 | 331 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 24 | W 9 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | W 8 | SSW 20 | W 8 | SE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 45 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 21 | 149 | 236 | 46 | 34 | 33 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 126 | 94 | 112 | 124 | 136 | 146 | 147 | 170 | 152 | 244 | 231 | 244 | 194 | 141 | 136 | 112 | 107 | 96 | 85 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 41 | 41 | 485 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 676 | 895 | 788 | 788 | 788 | 788 | 41 | 41 | 174 | 174 | 1360 | 175 | 175 |
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