Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 12PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 400 | 565 | 553 | 497 | 399 | 486 | 493 | 458 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 532 | 496 | 514 | 603 | 596 | 817 | 771 | 798 | 788 | 747 | 1350 | 1463 | 1459 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:11AM0.45m | 3:04PM0.54m | 3:36AM0.48m | 3:29PM0.55m | 4:02AM0.50m | 3:55PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.09m | 9:28PM0.01m | 9:24AM0.08m | 9:51PM0.00m | 9:53AM0.08m | 10:14PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 18 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 163 | 163 | 553 | 208 | 177 | 177 | 493 | 458 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 532 | 496 | 514 | 603 | 596 | 817 | 771 | 798 | 788 | 683 | 674 | 657 | 559 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 312 | 307 | 196 | 497 | 238 | 486 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 144 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 117 | 117 | 94 | 92 | 74 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | W 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | S 11 | SSW 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 376 | 565 | 249 | 108 | 399 | 183 | 136 | 58 | 115 | 109 | 304 | 55 | 218 | 266 | 217 | 214 | 71 | 72 | 50 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 31 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 400 | 470 | 150 | 155 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 200 | 206 | 232 | 213 | 208 | 269 | 276 | 253 | 212 | 319 | 357 | 409 | 489 | 747 | 1350 | 1463 | 1459 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1775 | 1775 | 895 | 1775 | 895 | 895 | 895 | 676 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 175 | 174 | 167 | 895 | 175 | 167 | 125 | 390 | 390 | 174 | 174 | 125 |
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