Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 6AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1399 | 1224 | 1016 | 861 | 836 | 823 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 581 | 556 | 439 | 359 | 432 | 290 | 336 | 339 | 419 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:27AM0.31m | 12:21PM0.35m | 1:24AM0.35m | 12:42PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.22m | 6:49AM0.28m | 7:07PM0.17m | 6:49AM0.22m | 7:10PM0.12m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1399 | 1224 | 1016 | 861 | 836 | 823 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 581 | 556 | 439 | 359 | 432 | 290 | 336 | 339 | 266 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 56 | 55 | 93 | 85 | 46 | 42 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 126 | 178 | 176 | 166 | 243 | 129 | 318 | 329 | 419 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 8 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 55 | 80 | 9 | 237 | 71 | 69 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 173 | 151 | 134 | 135 | 115 | 112 | 111 | 131 | 131 | 144 | 158 | 169 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 220 | 219 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 175 | 895 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 895 | 895 | 895 | 175 | 676 | 676 | 175 | 746 | 895 | 746 | 746 | 895 |
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