Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 11PM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3467 | 2918 | 2815 | 2815 | 2748 | 2475 | 2155 | 2128 | 1857 | 1671 | 1586 | 1415 | 1241 | 1154 | 1139 | 1110 | 1067 | 1024 | 1114 | 1099 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:55PM0.51m | 4:21AM0.57m | 4:18PM0.48m | 4:48AM0.54m | 4:41PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM-0.01m | 10:29AM0.06m | 10:23PM0.02m | 10:58AM0.10m | 10:45PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 3467 | 2918 | 2815 | 2815 | 2748 | 2475 | 2155 | 2128 | 1857 | 1671 | 1586 | 1415 | 1241 | 1154 | 1139 | 1110 | 1067 | 1024 | 1114 | 1099 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 156 | 121 | 154 | 77 | 59 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 34 | 36 | 52 | 81 | 71 | 68 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 20 | 20 | 18 | — | 12 | 13 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 108 | 123 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 119 | 131 | 149 | 144 | 144 | 145 | 137 | 135 | 161 | 175 | 155 | 112 | 108 | 76 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 746 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 175 | 390 | 175 | 174 | 895 | 895 | 395 | 175 | 175 | 390 | 390 | 746 | 788 | 788 | 41 | 4 |
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