Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 12PM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 412 | 487 | 1069 | 613 | 1749 | 1249 | 1189 | 1471 | 1165 | 1386 | 1138 | 978 | 951 | 925 | 912 | 765 | 636 | 506 | 498 | 498 | 414 | 466 | 314 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:09AM0.35m | 1:41AM0.31m | 10:57AM0.32m | 00:29AM0.36m | 11:51AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.24m | 6:02AM0.29m | 5:52PM0.19m | 6:12AM0.23m | 6:10PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 412 | 153 | 1069 | 613 | 1749 | 1249 | 1189 | 1471 | 1165 | 1386 | 1138 | 978 | 951 | 925 | 912 | 765 | 636 | 506 | 498 | 498 | 414 | 466 | 314 | 299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 17 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | W 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 24 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 21 | S 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 153 | 487 | 149 | 331 | 13 | 136 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 54 | 7 | 7 | 153 | 233 | 153 | 218 | 298 | 276 | 212 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SSW 13 | W 8 | S 10 | — | W 8 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 | SW 19 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 18 | SE 7 | SW 18 | SE 7 | W 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 201 | 33 | 149 | — | 29 | 18 | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 108 | 104 | 14 | 5 | 50 | 14 | 49 | 14 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | W 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 68 | 9 | 10 | 77 | 10 | 54 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 798 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 390 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 787 | 175 | 895 | 0 | 0 |
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