Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 9AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 249 | 246 | 309 | 309 | 198 | 376 | 371 | 343 | 412 | 487 | 1069 | 613 | 1749 | 1249 | 1189 | 1471 | 1440 | 1216 | 1138 | 978 | 951 | 811 | 780 | 747 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:52AM0.40m | 4:56PM0.29m | 5:09AM0.35m | 1:41AM0.31m | 10:57AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36AM0.22m | 10:01PM0.23m | 5:57PM0.24m | 6:02AM0.29m | 5:52PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 16 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 160 | 135 | 309 | 177 | 181 | 161 | 371 | 158 | 412 | 153 | 1069 | 613 | 1749 | 1249 | 1189 | 1471 | 1440 | 1216 | 1138 | 978 | 951 | 811 | 780 | 747 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 16 | S 10 | S 17 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 |
| kJ | 249 | 246 | 143 | 309 | 180 | 376 | 158 | 343 | 153 | 487 | 149 | 331 | 12 | 139 | 103 | 101 | 14 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 54 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | S 10 | — | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 | SW 19 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 23 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 198 | 26 | 26 | 175 | 154 | 201 | 63 | 149 | — | 29 | 28 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 64 | 8 | 60 | 57 | 10 | — | 40 | 39 | — | 24 | 24 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 390 | 788 | 0 | 0 |
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