Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 4PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 437 | 419 | 859 | 935 | 1020 | 679 | 953 | 953 | 966 | 953 | 805 | 752 | 647 | 594 | 585 | 501 | 494 | 487 | 396 | 379 | 309 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:19PM0.42m | 4:45AM0.49m | 4:42PM0.37m | 5:13AM0.43m | 5:01PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34AM0.10m | 10:16PM0.08m | 11:04AM0.15m | 10:37PM0.14m | 11:40AM0.21m | 10:44PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 437 | 362 | 859 | 935 | 1020 | 679 | 953 | 953 | 966 | 953 | 805 | 752 | 647 | 594 | 585 | 501 | 494 | 487 | 396 | 379 | 309 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 340 | 419 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 156 | 149 | 113 | 146 | 146 | 166 | 173 | 173 | 143 | 140 | 140 | 169 | 166 | 129 | 136 | 133 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | W 5 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 65 | 68 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 356 | 20 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 22 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 41 | 788 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
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