Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 22s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 21s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 12AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 22s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 265 | 265 | 260 | 319 | 286 | 210 | 206 | 415 | 674 | 887 | 1710 | 2182 | 1311 | 2930 | 3688 | 3961 | 3879 | 3757 | 3443 | 3602 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 4:11PM0.51m | 4:46AM0.53m | 4:35PM0.47m | 5:09AM0.50m | 4:57PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM-0.00m | 10:47AM0.10m | 10:46PM0.03m | 11:12AM0.13m | 11:06PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 265 | 265 | 260 | 256 | 286 | 210 | 206 | 202 | 163 | 887 | 1710 | 2182 | 1182 | 2930 | 3688 | 3961 | 3879 | 3757 | 3443 | 3602 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 22 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 21 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 102 | 100 | 95 | 88 | 87 | 61 | 88 | 87 | 674 | 160 | 176 | 140 | 1311 | 109 | 109 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 26 | S 6 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 22 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 7 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 58 | 61 | 415 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 140 | 111 | 84 | 37 | 37 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 160 | 135 | 145 | 319 | 273 | 118 | 97 | 80 | 109 | 77 | 62 | 315 | 117 | 141 | 193 | 167 | 158 | 320 | 287 | 244 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 895 | 895 | 895 | 895 | 175 | 895 | 175 | 174 | 1346 | 895 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 167 | 788 | 174 | 174 | 175 |
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