Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 11AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 226 | 200 | 200 | 196 | 192 | 291 | 387 | 353 | 277 | 249 | 305 | 400 | 427 | 427 | 277 | 257 | 376 | 508 | 553 | 497 | 399 | 395 | 498 | 458 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:21AM0.39m | 2:11PM0.50m | 2:46AM0.42m | 2:38PM0.53m | 3:11AM0.45m | 3:04PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM0.14m | 8:42PM0.06m | 8:27AM0.12m | 9:05PM0.04m | 8:56AM0.09m | 9:28PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 18 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 226 | 200 | 200 | 196 | 192 | 192 | 163 | 163 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 400 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 553 | 208 | 177 | 177 | 498 | 458 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 131 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 191 | 291 | 387 | 353 | 277 | 249 | 305 | 163 | 297 | 293 | 277 | 257 | 312 | 307 | 170 | 497 | 399 | 395 | 177 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 164 | 164 | 184 | 121 | 70 | 92 | 87 | 69 | 90 | 90 | 118 | 302 | 378 | 346 | 115 | 118 | 376 | 508 | 249 | 195 | 238 | 183 | 136 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 121 | 131 | 135 | 119 | 160 | 102 | 102 | 136 | 114 | 114 | 117 | 160 | 427 | 427 | 130 | 126 | 166 | 171 | 171 | 177 | 175 | 175 | 164 | 192 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 676 | 1205 | 175 | 676 | 1346 | 1380 | 1088 | 895 | 176 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 765 | 895 | 895 | 176 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 895 | 920 | 920 | 895 | 176 |
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