Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 8PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 986 | 974 | 914 | 856 | 736 | 845 | 845 | 845 | 821 | 959 | 2052 | 1865 | 1929 | 1852 | 1501 | 1450 | 1569 | 1531 | 1651 | 1459 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:14PM0.44m | 5:59AM0.48m | 5:40PM0.38m | 6:40AM0.45m | 6:07PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.06m | 12:08PM0.17m | 11:52PM0.10m | 12:59PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 986 | 974 | 914 | 856 | 736 | 845 | 845 | 845 | 784 | 678 | 2052 | 1865 | 1929 | 1852 | 1501 | 1450 | 1569 | 1531 | 1651 | 1459 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 21 | S 20 |
| kJ | 26 | 37 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 332 | 332 | 566 | 821 | 959 | 106 | 94 | — | — | 116 | 149 | — | — | 79 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 24 | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 22 | — | SE 10 | S 14 | — | W 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 44 | 43 | 156 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 64 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 238 | 299 | 449 | 450 | 244 | 268 | 419 | 400 | 450 | 400 | 363 | 286 | 324 | 403 | 396 | 411 | 366 | 366 | 366 | 366 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 167 | 175 | 175 | 167 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 139 | 390 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 167 | 167 | 174 | 175 | 175 |
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