Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 2AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1632 | 1750 | 1571 | 1772 | 516 | 432 | 1147 | 2149 | 2027 | 743 | 620 | 706 | 773 | 636 | 648 | 1285 | 561 | 502 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:37AM0.27m | 12:23PM0.42m | 1:23AM0.33m | 1:15PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02PM0.21m | 5:11AM0.23m | 7:28PM0.15m | 6:48AM0.18m | 7:54PM0.10m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 11 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1632 | 1750 | 1571 | 1772 | 367 | 432 | 1147 | 2149 | 2027 | 457 | 517 | 446 | 773 | 382 | 382 | 1285 | 382 | 433 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | S 19 | S 20 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 22 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 224 | — | 179 | 119 | 516 | 425 | 492 | 66 | 65 | 743 | 620 | 706 | 379 | 636 | 648 | 526 | 561 | 453 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SW 26 | SSW 26 | SSE 11 | SSW 25 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSE 23 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 170 | 170 | 398 | 27 | 66 | 24 | 127 | 187 | 317 | 314 | 301 | 412 | 107 | 516 | 502 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 170 | 176 | 173 | 153 | 116 | 150 | 142 | 161 | 165 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 137 | 152 | 172 | 224 | 207 | 175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 1088 | 395 | 4 | 175 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 4 | 4 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 787 | 395 | 4 | 4 |
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