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Dondra surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 12 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
28.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dondra today?
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 8PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 93 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 65 | 60 | 58 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 55 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 48 | 141 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:53PM 0.36 | 7:42AM 0.31 | 10:25PM 0.38 | 10:10AM 0.30 | 11:24PM 0.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:23PM 0.16 | 3:06AM 0.27 | 2:44PM 0.18 | 5:17AM 0.24 | 4:14PM 0.19 | 6:14AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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