Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 2PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 188 | 182 | 209 | 245 | 295 | 269 | 222 | 176 | 136 | 147 | 191 | 190 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 210 | 238 | 238 | 225 | 250 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46PM0.48m | 3:02AM0.61m | 3:15PM0.46m | 3:32AM0.58m | 3:45PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.01m | 8:39PM0.01m | 9:24AM0.03m | 9:08PM0.03m | 9:54AM0.06m | 9:37PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 69 | 70 | 62 | 44 | 39 | 43 | 43 | 85 | 83 | 110 | 191 | 190 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 210 | 238 | 238 | 225 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 103 | 69 | 70 | 63 | 64 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 24 | 40 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 73 | 67 | 67 | 166 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SE 9 | SW 12 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 36 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 46 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 190 | 188 | 182 | 209 | 245 | 295 | 269 | 222 | 176 | 136 | 147 | 147 | 120 | 109 | 109 | 99 | 105 | 96 | 93 | 90 | 68 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 485 | 676 | 676 | 676 | 676 | 1085 | 1085 | 175 | 175 | 765 | 1397 | 676 | 4 | 4 | 175 | 4 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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