
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 2AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
514 | 512 | 441 | 432 | 482 | 472 | 464 | 444 | 392 | 383 | 375 | 359 | 248 | 237 | 300 | 371 | 464 | 472 | 464 | 454 | 443 | 438 | 348 | 427 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:51AM0.32m | 1:04PM0.50m | 1:44AM0.37m | 1:51PM0.52m | 2:27AM0.41m | 2:31PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM0.15m | 6:19AM0.16m | 7:52PM0.11m | 7:21AM0.13m | 8:28PM0.07m | 8:11AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
427 | 361 | 417 | 248 | 258 | 304 | 371 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 365 | 359 | 225 | 237 | 300 | 371 | 464 | 472 | 464 | 441 | 354 | 408 | 348 | 292 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
36 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 100 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 108 | 146 | 203 | 295 | 292 | 415 | 377 | 454 | 443 | 438 | 336 | 427 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | S 24 | S 15 | SE 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SSE 13 |
25 | — | 11 | 104 | 40 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 40 | 76 | 77 | 135 | 248 | 151 | 89 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 10 | — | 9 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
514 | 512 | 441 | 432 | 482 | 472 | 464 | 444 | 392 | 383 | 375 | 184 | 196 | 209 | 226 | 223 | 206 | 199 | 189 | 130 | 182 | 199 | 194 | 202 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 395 | 175 | 175 | 390 | 175 | 676 | 678 | 395 | 788 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 175 | 788 | 395 | 175 | 175 | 390 | 390 | 174 | 895 | 895 |
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