Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 1AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 408 | 486 | 493 | 458 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 532 | 496 | 514 | 603 | 596 | 817 | 771 | 798 | 788 | 683 | 1165 | 1790 | 1637 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:04PM0.54m | 3:36AM0.48m | 3:29PM0.55m | 4:02AM0.50m | 3:55PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28PM0.01m | 9:24AM0.08m | 9:51PM0.00m | 9:53AM0.08m | 10:14PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 177 | 177 | 493 | 458 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 532 | 496 | 170 | 603 | 596 | 817 | 771 | 798 | 788 | 683 | 674 | 604 | 559 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 18 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 238 | 486 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 514 | 144 | 144 | 141 | 120 | 117 | 96 | 94 | 76 | 58 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | W 9 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 399 | 183 | 78 | 84 | 115 | 109 | 71 | 55 | 56 | 226 | 217 | 214 | 72 | 73 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 28 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 408 | 351 | 126 | 151 | 171 | 190 | 171 | 243 | 291 | 246 | 263 | 311 | 363 | 373 | 427 | 395 | 620 | 1165 | 1790 | 1637 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1905 | 1905 | 895 | 895 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 390 | 395 | 167 | 175 | 1775 | 174 | 175 | 167 | 167 | 395 | 149 | 167 | 167 |
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