Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 2PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1902 | 1659 | 1484 | 1277 | 1259 | 1224 | 1016 | 861 | 836 | 724 | 690 | 690 | 599 | 581 | 556 | 439 | 359 | 432 | 290 | 318 | 329 | 419 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:27PM0.30m | 2:27AM0.31m | 12:21PM0.35m | 1:24AM0.35m | 12:42PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.30m | 7:54PM0.22m | 6:49AM0.28m | 7:07PM0.17m | 6:49AM0.22m | 7:10PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1902 | 1659 | 1484 | 1277 | 1259 | 1224 | 1016 | 861 | 836 | 724 | 690 | 690 | 599 | 581 | 556 | 439 | 359 | 432 | 290 | 280 | 280 | 266 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 6 | 98 | 56 | 55 | 93 | 48 | 46 | 42 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 126 | 178 | 176 | 80 | 243 | 129 | 318 | 329 | 419 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | S 19 | S 20 | ESE 8 | S 22 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 17 | ESE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 28 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 55 | 166 | 6 | 237 | 96 | 69 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 158 | 173 | 197 | 190 | 182 | 182 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 160 | 146 | 161 | 156 | 164 | 164 | 176 | 182 | 190 | 220 | 253 | 298 | 289 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 390 | 175 | 895 | 174 | 174 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 175 | 895 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 746 | 895 | 895 | 895 |
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