Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 7PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 115mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 21 | SSW 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 298 | 295 | 371 | 449 | 742 | 808 | 932 | 1264 | 1195 | 1317 | 1421 | 1389 | 1094 | 1077 | 1064 | 1038 | 860 | 795 | 773 | 669 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:24PM0.41m | 00:52AM0.48m | 12:54PM0.44m | 1:14AM0.53m | 1:22PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.10m | 7:02AM0.11m | 6:54PM0.07m | 7:29AM0.06m | 7:18PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 21 | WSW 7 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 186 | 295 | 371 | 112 | 742 | 149 | 932 | 1264 | 1195 | 1317 | 1421 | 1389 | 1094 | 1077 | 1064 | 1038 | 860 | 795 | 773 | 669 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 21 | S 9 | S 20 | S 9 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 298 | 160 | 112 | 449 | 104 | 808 | 122 | 223 | 127 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 122 | 94 | 71 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 23 | S 22 | S 16 | SW 15 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | SE 8 | S 18 |
| kJ | 40 | 179 | 242 | 132 | 75 | 178 | 188 | 186 | 82 | — | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 10 | 101 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 69 | 122 | 184 | 203 | 195 | — | 121 | 121 | 121 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 166 | 192 | 192 | 233 | 225 | 225 | 206 | 206 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 390 | 485 | 895 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 125 | 167 | 174 | 395 | 174 | 986 | 986 | 895 |
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