Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 6PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 674 | 646 | 636 | 722 | 711 | 648 | 537 | 528 | 519 | 447 | 425 | 359 | 353 | 341 | 279 | 234 | 271 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 290 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:31PM0.50m | 2:46AM0.59m | 2:55PM0.50m | 3:08AM0.58m | 3:18PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.02m | 8:30PM0.00m | 9:01AM0.02m | 8:52PM0.02m | 9:23AM0.03m | 9:13PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 674 | 646 | 636 | 722 | 711 | 648 | 537 | 528 | 519 | 447 | 425 | 359 | 353 | 341 | 279 | 216 | 271 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 290 | 295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 59 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 216 | 281 | 265 | 262 | 255 | 243 | 234 | 163 | 161 | 157 | 163 | 132 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 18 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 80 | 81 | 17 | 68 | 67 | 109 | 159 | 157 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 81 | 25 | 20 | 143 | 130 | 133 | 19 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 58 | 171 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 787 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 787 | 171 | 19 | 19 |
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