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Dondra surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 +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
28.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dondra today?
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 7PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 170 | 159 | 154 | 152 | 129 | 127 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 47 | 46 | 30 | 59 | 55 | 69 | 77 | 29 | 28 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:19PM 0.37 | 6:17AM 0.35 | 8:53PM 0.36 | 7:42AM 0.31 | 10:25PM 0.38 | 10:10AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:24PM 0.13 | 12:51AM 0.26 | 1:23PM 0.16 | 3:06AM 0.27 | 2:44PM 0.18 | 5:17AM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 |
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