Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 7PM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 932 | 1264 | 1195 | 1317 | 1421 | 1389 | 1094 | 1077 | 1064 | 1038 | 860 | 795 | 773 | 669 | 660 | 651 | 642 | 512 | 342 | 458 | 458 | 444 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:54PM0.44m | 1:14AM0.53m | 1:22PM0.46m | 1:38AM0.58m | 1:50PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02AM0.11m | 6:54PM0.07m | 7:29AM0.06m | 7:18PM0.04m | 7:57AM0.03m | 7:43PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 932 | 1264 | 1195 | 1317 | 1421 | 1389 | 1094 | 1077 | 1064 | 1038 | 860 | 795 | 773 | 669 | 660 | 651 | 642 | 512 | 342 | 458 | 458 | 378 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 153 | 168 | 190 | 151 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 121 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 54 | 52 | 55 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 22 | 125 | 28 | 28 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | SE 8 | S 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 9 | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 188 | 186 | 82 | — | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 10 | 101 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 24 | — | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 121 | 121 | 121 | 128 | 132 | 105 | 97 | 117 | 117 | 125 | 156 | 132 | 132 | 139 | 139 | 136 | 153 | 171 | 223 | 260 | 403 | 444 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 986 | 986 | 986 | 986 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 |
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