Dondra surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 05 Sep 2025 +0530
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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
28.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Dondra today?

The current surf forecast for Dondra at 10PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)161515151515141414141414131313131318181817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)9719719128739379288638478267987316526246806746659231017111911631166119811691164
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:31PM
0.49
2:03AM
0.46
1:57PM
0.53
2:25AM
0.52
2:23PM
0.55
2:49AM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:56PM
0.05
7:53AM
0.09
8:15PM
0.01
8:22AM
0.05
8:36PM
-0.02
8:52AM
0.03
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Sunrise------6:00-------5:58-------5:58-
Sunset-6:12-------6:12-------6:10------
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------2---
Temp. °C292826262626272929272626262627302927272726252728
Feels °C (?)282927282827282928272727272727302928282929272929
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for West

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Dondra (light winds from the WSW at Galle 44 km from Dondra). 1.4m 6s windswell from the W with a 0.7m 15s groundswell from the SSW and a 0.6m 9s swell from the SSE as well as a 0.4m 11s groundswell from the SSW. 4 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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11 km/h
WSW
0.0
28.3
Air / Water (°C)
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