Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 2PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1171 | 1032 | 1122 | 975 | 892 | 878 | 775 | 703 | 759 | 669 | 545 | 464 | 441 | 206 | 277 | 277 | 326 | 314 | 302 | 308 | 240 | 329 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:02PM0.38m | 5:48AM0.45m | 5:15PM0.33m | 6:32AM0.38m | 3:53PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29AM0.15m | 11:06PM0.11m | 12:05PM0.21m | 11:21PM0.17m | 1:47PM0.27m | 10:31PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1171 | 1032 | 1122 | 975 | 892 | 878 | 775 | 703 | 759 | 669 | 545 | 464 | 441 | 195 | 277 | 277 | 326 | 314 | 302 | 308 | 240 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSE 9 | WNW 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 33 | 46 | 45 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 52 | 26 | 37 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 206 | 127 | 40 | 82 | 82 | 115 | 153 | 123 | 329 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | S 21 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | S 15 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 25 | 43 | 49 | — | — | — | 27 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 41 | 42 | 82 | 103 | 115 | 56 | 102 | 168 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 62 | 53 | 47 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 46 | 42 | 44 | 34 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 676 | 787 | 788 | 787 | 788 | 395 | 4 | 175 | 746 | 788 | 788 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 390 | 676 | 788 | 788 | 175 | 4 |
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