Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 11PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 412 | 298 | 295 | 331 | 275 | 275 | 339 | 214 | 211 | 261 | 239 | 348 | 283 | 582 | 705 | 1165 | 1203 | 1284 | 1209 | 1179 |
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-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:10PM0.45m | 1:46AM0.45m | 1:39PM0.49m | 2:09AM0.51m | 2:05PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33PM0.08m | 7:39AM0.12m | 7:55PM0.03m | 8:08AM0.08m | 8:18PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 237 | 242 | 272 | 272 | 201 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 157 | 167 | 222 | 210 | 232 | 223 | 705 | 1165 | 1203 | 1284 | 1209 | 1179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 412 | 298 | 295 | 331 | 275 | 110 | 339 | 110 | 115 | 99 | 239 | 348 | 183 | 582 | 169 | 226 | 162 | 138 | 135 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 8 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 24 | SW 24 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 99 | 275 | 110 | 214 | 211 | 261 | 88 | 161 | 283 | 158 | 158 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 273 | 271 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 30 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 53 | 51 | 47 | 39 | 50 | 38 | 29 | 39 | 28 | 37 | 42 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 787 | 787 | 175 | 4 | 765 | 765 | 175 | 174 | 788 | 796 | 798 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 676 | 895 | 895 | 676 | 175 |
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