
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
274 | 274 | 271 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 290 | 300 | 235 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 238 | 216 | 206 | 206 | 258 | 293 | 255 | 196 | 181 | 174 | 171 | 171 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:08AM0.58m | 3:18PM0.48m | 3:29AM0.56m | 3:41PM0.46m | 3:50AM0.53m | 4:02PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.03m | 9:13PM0.04m | 9:46AM0.05m | 9:34PM0.07m | 10:09AM0.08m | 9:53PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
274 | 274 | 271 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 290 | 300 | 235 | 205 | 199 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 116 | 258 | 258 | 235 | 159 | 111 | 98 | 62 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
243 | 234 | 163 | 161 | 157 | 163 | 132 | 137 | 145 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 238 | 216 | 206 | 206 | 85 | 58 | 99 | 77 | 46 | 174 | 171 | 171 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
81 | 81 | 28 | 143 | 130 | 133 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 255 | 196 | 181 | 52 | 52 | 53 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | S 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 188 | 293 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 149 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 787 | 787 | 787 | 19 | 89 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 174 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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