Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 4AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1976 | 1703 | 1658 | 1191 | 1421 | 1257 | 1106 | 1091 | 1033 | 1362 | 809 | 2097 | 2097 | 1246 | 1428 | 1428 | 1371 | 1158 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:21AM0.38m | 5:00PM0.29m | 7:24AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.17m | 12:41PM0.26m | 11:06PM0.22m | 8:17PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1976 | 1703 | 1658 | 1191 | 1421 | 1257 | 1106 | 1091 | 1033 | 1362 | 764 | 2097 | 2097 | 1246 | 1428 | 1428 | 1371 | 1158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 8 | W 10 | S 22 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | W 9 | S 17 | SE 7 | — | S 17 | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 |
| kJ | 46 | 50 | 51 | 71 | 74 | 36 | 127 | 247 | 439 | 43 | 809 | 2 | — | 376 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 24 | W 10 | S 21 | S 22 | S 18 | W 10 | W 9 | — | SE 7 | W 14 | — | S 26 | S 26 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 52 | 35 | 36 | 55 | 47 | 44 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 92 | 94 | 78 | 62 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 53 | 52 | 64 | 64 | 77 | 85 | 95 | 101 | 101 | 94 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 814 | 175 | 390 | 390 | 390 | 676 | 895 | 395 | 175 | 395 | 175 | 390 | 175 | 176 | 175 | 395 | 175 | 4 |
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