Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 12AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SSW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 7 | SSW 22 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 192 | 190 | 301 | 301 | 223 | 209 | 196 | 185 | 197 | 195 | 216 | 237 | 280 | 295 | 265 | 321 | 321 | 426 | 674 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:05PM0.45m | 1:35AM0.46m | 1:28PM0.49m | 1:53AM0.51m | 1:52PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.08m | 7:30AM0.11m | 7:40PM0.04m | 7:54AM0.07m | 7:59PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 119 | 117 | 149 | 301 | 301 | 59 | 70 | 84 | 178 | 94 | 35 | 40 | 39 | 280 | 264 | 264 | 321 | 321 | 312 | 290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 13 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 253 | 192 | 142 | 66 | 60 | 142 | 93 | 82 | 55 | 105 | 101 | 171 | 101 | 52 | 50 | 39 | 60 | 52 | 56 | 674 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSE 6 | S 14 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 70 | 30 | 65 | 79 | — | 77 | 103 | 74 | 17 | 33 | 32 | 68 | 173 | 15 | 29 | 29 | 62 | 218 | 426 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 171 | 153 | 190 | 193 | 212 | 223 | 209 | 196 | 185 | 197 | 195 | 216 | 237 | 265 | 295 | 265 | 257 | 260 | 350 | 316 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 895 | 678 | 676 | 676 | 676 | 1129 | 1129 | 1775 | 1775 | 1177 | 1085 | 1035 | 1085 | 1129 | 1035 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 746 | 175 |
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