Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 5AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 303 | 297 | 297 | 232 | 299 | 285 | 247 | 276 | 286 | 292 | 249 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 260 | 256 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:54AM0.55m | 3:47PM0.53m | 4:21AM0.55m | 4:11PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM-0.03m | 9:53AM0.06m | 10:01PM-0.02m | 10:20AM0.08m | 10:24PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 297 | 303 | 297 | 297 | 222 | 231 | 187 | 157 | 276 | 286 | 292 | 249 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 260 | 256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 226 | 217 | 196 | 193 | 146 | 146 | 176 | 144 | 142 | 136 | 102 | 25 | 138 | 138 | 102 | 100 | 95 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 |
| kJ | 163 | 158 | 153 | 95 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 146 | — | — | — | 136 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 87 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 151 | 155 | 176 | 182 | 232 | 299 | 285 | 247 | 214 | 220 | 239 | 177 | 180 | 175 | 165 | 155 | 126 | 121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 167 | 895 | 41 | 174 | 175 | 175 | 4 | 175 | 174 | 175 | 895 | 174 | 174 |
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