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Dondra surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dondra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dondra sea temperature is
27.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dondra today?
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 2PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 20 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 141 | 156 | 156 | 218 | 283 | 280 | 312 | 360 | 351 | 364 | 504 | 475 | 436 | 573 | 674 | 573 | 649 | 584 | 568 | 561 | 561 | 431 | 425 | 342 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:43AM 0.31 | 12:07AM 0.44 | 12:37PM 0.34 | 12:44AM 0.47 | 1:15PM 0.36 | 1:17AM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:14AM 0.20 | 5:21PM 0.18 | 6:51AM 0.16 | 6:11PM 0.17 | 7:23AM 0.12 | 6:52PM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
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