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 10AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| 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 29mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 132 | 102 | 99 | 96 | 146 | 133 | 180 | 246 | 352 | 261 | 234 | 298 | 330 | 402 | 277 | 249 | 246 | 309 | 309 | 181 | 376 | 371 | 343 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:11AM0.49m | 4:22PM0.38m | 4:32AM0.45m | 4:41PM0.34m | 4:52AM0.40m | 4:56PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32AM0.12m | 10:09PM0.14m | 10:59AM0.17m | 10:19PM0.19m | 11:36AM0.22m | 10:01PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 74 | 75 | 80 | 81 | 86 | 92 | 84 | 86 | 96 | 104 | 120 | 150 | 176 | 166 | 139 | 123 | 157 | 171 | 181 | 174 | 181 | 198 | 194 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 16 |
| kJ | 142 | 132 | 102 | 99 | 96 | 97 | 133 | 180 | 246 | 352 | 261 | 234 | 298 | 330 | 402 | 277 | 249 | 246 | 309 | 309 | 180 | 376 | 371 | 343 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 5 | 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 | W 5 | W 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 3 | 35 | 23 | 74 | 146 | 99 | 99 | 71 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 175 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 125 | 41 | 787 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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