Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 5AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 687 | 687 | 687 | 594 | 585 | 512 | 408 | 503 | 721 | 887 | 1714 | 1842 | 1826 | 1943 | 2160 | 2300 | 2441 | 2379 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | 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 | 5:01AM0.44m | 4:48PM0.34m | 5:15AM0.39m | 4:25PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.13m | 11:15AM0.18m | 10:39PM0.17m | 11:35AM0.24m | 10:07PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 687 | 687 | 687 | 594 | 585 | 512 | 408 | 402 | 721 | 887 | 1714 | 1842 | 1826 | 1943 | 2160 | 2300 | 2441 | 2379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 78 | 98 | 149 | 149 | 236 | 364 | 503 | 326 | 331 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 8 | W 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 226 | 208 | 183 | 177 | 177 | 139 | 120 | 123 | 127 | 100 | 100 | 93 | 100 | 96 | 119 | 113 | 109 | 109 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 895 | 788 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 676 | 895 | 895 | 174 | 676 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 171 | 678 | 895 | 175 | 175 |
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