Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 8AM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 22). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 809 | 2068 | 2068 | 1225 | 1428 | 1428 | 1225 | 1158 | 1014 | 1014 | 1014 | 843 | 694 | 673 | 572 | 572 | 653 | 639 | 505 | 499 | 535 | 778 | 653 | 1314 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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 | 7:24AM0.33m | 2:42AM0.29m | 12:37PM0.37m | 1:47AM0.33m | 1:07PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.22m | 6:15AM0.27m | 7:39PM0.17m | 6:58AM0.22m | 7:46PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | 747 | 2068 | 2068 | 1225 | 1428 | 1428 | 1225 | 1158 | 1014 | 1014 | 1014 | 843 | 694 | 673 | 572 | 572 | 653 | 539 | 505 | 497 | 409 | 522 | 522 | 1314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SE 7 | WNW 9 | S 17 | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | S 24 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 |
| kJ | 809 | 2 | 25 | 376 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 173 | 173 | 146 | 323 | 323 | 290 | 373 | 373 | 358 | 522 | 639 | 498 | 499 | 535 | 778 | 653 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | W 14 | — | S 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | W 11 | SW 19 | S 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | 14 | 47 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 32 | — | — | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 89 | 101 | 105 | 111 | 119 | 105 | 106 | 106 | 96 | 98 | 102 | 102 | 113 | 109 | 109 | 94 | 77 | 75 | 59 | 50 | 50 | 42 | 40 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 390 | 390 | 175 | 174 | 174 | 395 | 395 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 676 | 895 | 895 | 787 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 1346 | 920 | 787 | 175 |
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