Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 1AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 174 | 171 | 171 | 142 | 132 | 102 | 99 | 96 | 146 | 133 | 180 | 246 | 352 | 261 | 234 | 298 | 330 | 402 | 277 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 4:02PM0.42m | 4:11AM0.49m | 4:22PM0.38m | 4:32AM0.45m | 4:41PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53PM0.10m | 10:32AM0.12m | 10:09PM0.14m | 10:59AM0.17m | 10:19PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 181 | 174 | 53 | 30 | 74 | 72 | 92 | 95 | 70 | 66 | 69 | 79 | 91 | 95 | 100 | 76 | 88 | 124 | 143 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 76 | 73 | 171 | 171 | 142 | 132 | 102 | 99 | 96 | 97 | 133 | 180 | 246 | 352 | 261 | 234 | 298 | 330 | 402 | 277 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 10 | SE 6 | S 11 | SSE 13 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 73 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 35 | 23 | 74 | 146 | 99 | 99 | 71 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 64 | — | — | 9 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 788 | 485 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 175 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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