Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 2PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1019 | 978 | 845 | 834 | 822 | 684 | 618 | 513 | 506 | 498 | 498 | 490 | 461 | 425 | 409 | 339 | 189 | 148 | 190 | 151 | 190 | 216 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:36AM0.43m | 6:04PM0.37m | 7:16AM0.40m | 6:36PM0.32m | 8:19AM0.37m | 7:42PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:35PM0.21m | 00:25AM0.13m | 1:30PM0.24m | 00:55AM0.18m | 3:41PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1019 | 978 | 845 | 834 | 822 | 684 | 618 | 513 | 506 | 498 | 498 | 490 | 461 | 425 | 409 | 339 | 189 | 148 | 190 | 151 | 190 | 216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 9 | SE 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 10 | W 10 | S 9 | SSW 12 | W 9 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | W 9 |
| kJ | 117 | 110 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 79 | 16 | 76 | 56 | 55 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 70 | 70 | 103 | 145 | 61 | 77 | 110 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | — | — | 17 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 15 | 67 | 63 | 111 | 16 | 20 | 166 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 9 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 46 | 241 | 235 | 198 | 39 | 188 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 120 | 120 | 89 | 91 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 134 | 106 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 167 | 787 | 787 | 395 | 395 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 787 | 787 | 788 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 390 | 676 | 788 | 788 | 41 | 395 |
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