Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 10AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1142 | 1142 | 1014 | 843 | 694 | 683 | 673 | 572 | 563 | 639 | 504 | 499 | 535 | 778 | 661 | 1289 | 1037 | 970 | 970 | 1108 | 944 | 802 | 512 | 415 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:42AM0.29m | 12:37PM0.37m | 1:47AM0.33m | 1:07PM0.42m | 1:52AM0.38m | 1:32PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15AM0.27m | 7:39PM0.17m | 6:58AM0.22m | 7:46PM0.13m | 7:25AM0.17m | 8:01PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1142 | 1142 | 1014 | 843 | 694 | 683 | 673 | 572 | 563 | 539 | 496 | 497 | 480 | 503 | 522 | 1289 | 1037 | 970 | 970 | 1108 | 944 | 802 | 512 | 415 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 173 | 146 | 323 | 323 | 290 | 373 | 373 | 358 | 522 | 639 | 504 | 499 | 535 | 778 | 661 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 110 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 20 | W 11 | SW 19 | S 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | 14 | 47 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 32 | — | 57 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 67 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 105 | 102 | 102 | 99 | 106 | 82 | 78 | 91 | 88 | 72 | 60 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 39 | 62 | 66 | 66 | 58 | 56 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 788 | 175 | 746 | 798 | 787 | 787 | 787 | 746 | 395 | 175 | 174 | 895 | 895 | 4 | 175 | 895 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 895 | 895 | 895 | 798 |
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