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Dondra surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 11 May 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dondra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dondra sea temperature is
29.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Dondra today?
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 8PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | |
125 | 277 | 322 | 655 | 813 | 1048 | 986 | 1096 | 1224 | 1055 | 1103 | 811 | 800 | 687 | 789 | 678 | 659 | 572 | 555 | 468 | 454 | 384 | 390 | 624 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10:49PM0.34m | 11:48AM0.43m | 11:49PM0.37m | 12:21PM0.49m | 00:32AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.23m | 5:07AM0.15m | 6:09PM0.17m | 5:47AM0.12m | 6:48PM0.12m | 6:23AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
— | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | SSW 18 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 98 | 229 | 210 | 655 | 281 | 262 | 292 | 1096 | 1224 | 1055 | 1103 | 811 | 800 | 687 | 789 | 678 | 374 | 408 | 330 | 468 | 454 | 384 | 390 | 624 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 30 | 277 | 322 | 78 | 813 | 1048 | 986 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 659 | 572 | 555 | 82 | 170 | 221 | 279 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SSW 10 | ESE 9 | — | W 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 125 | 19 | 138 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 11 | — | — | 10 | 8 | — | 4 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 115 | 178 | — | 293 | — | — | — | 306 | 292 | 365 | 263 | 329 | 358 | 392 | 425 | 436 | — | — | — | 310 | 310 | 294 | 344 | 408 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1775 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 175 | 174 | 174 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 41 | 175 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 174 |
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