
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 9AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
178 | 133 | 156 | 178 | 154 | 151 | 200 | 273 | 347 | 412 | 386 | 458 | 471 | 566 | 515 | 613 | 605 | 605 | 694 | 665 | 372 | 443 | 367 | 470 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:45AM0.36m | 12:14PM0.38m | 00:58AM0.43m | 12:46PM0.42m | 1:18AM0.49m | 1:14PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.22m | 6:34PM0.13m | 6:58AM0.16m | 6:56PM0.08m | 7:24AM0.11m | 7:20PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
142 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 154 | 151 | 124 | 121 | 124 | 130 | 386 | 458 | 471 | 566 | 515 | 613 | 605 | 605 | 694 | 665 | 372 | 303 | 367 | 367 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | S 19 |
178 | 121 | 156 | 178 | 140 | 140 | 200 | 273 | 347 | 412 | 151 | 151 | 148 | 136 | 130 | 130 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 368 | 443 | 75 | 470 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | SW 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 22 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 19 | SE 9 |
2 | 12 | 58 | 57 | 97 | 147 | 111 | 103 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 94 | 75 | 361 | 77 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 787 | 787 | 787 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 787 | 485 | 0 | 0 |
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