Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 9PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 156 | 283 | 360 | 280 | 246 | 237 | 412 | 412 | 298 | 295 | 331 | 275 | 275 | 339 | 214 | 211 | 261 | 222 | 352 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:36PM0.40m | 1:25AM0.38m | 1:10PM0.45m | 1:46AM0.45m | 1:39PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.14m | 7:06AM0.17m | 7:33PM0.08m | 7:39AM0.12m | 7:55PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 201 | 156 | 149 | 185 | 177 | 177 | 199 | 194 | 237 | 242 | 205 | 272 | 272 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 141 | 206 | 222 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SW 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 108 | 50 | 283 | 360 | 280 | 246 | 237 | 412 | 412 | 298 | 295 | 331 | 275 | 110 | 339 | 110 | 157 | 118 | 191 | 352 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 13 | W 10 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 149 | 146 | 49 | 49 | 60 | 46 | 56 | 61 | 29 | 29 | 62 | 29 | 103 | 275 | 110 | 214 | 211 | 261 | 88 | 186 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 10 | W 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 83 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 118 | 11 | 99 | 99 | 126 | 28 | 38 | 46 | 41 | 35 | 38 | 29 | 45 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 787 | 787 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 395 | 395 | 787 | 787 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 395 | 174 | 895 | 895 | 175 | 175 |
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