Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 7AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
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 Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 156 | 200 | 161 | 205 | 197 | 189 | 193 | 283 | 280 | 280 | 246 | 237 | 412 | 412 | 298 | 295 | 331 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:19AM0.31m | 12:36PM0.40m | 1:25AM0.38m | 1:10PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM0.20m | 6:23AM0.23m | 7:15PM0.14m | 7:06AM0.17m | 7:33PM0.08m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 188 | 156 | 200 | 161 | 205 | 197 | 189 | 193 | 149 | 185 | 177 | 177 | 199 | 232 | 232 | 201 | 205 | 201 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 82 | 124 | 124 | 77 | 123 | 115 | 108 | 50 | 283 | 280 | 280 | 246 | 237 | 412 | 412 | 298 | 295 | 331 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | W 10 | SSW 13 | W 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 85 | 49 | 24 | 21 | 36 | 149 | 149 | 146 | 61 | 49 | 60 | 47 | 56 | 26 | 29 | 59 | 62 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | W 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 9 | W 3 | W 10 | W 4 | W 10 | W 4 | W 9 | W 4 | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 83 | 5 | 92 | 6 | 90 | 11 | 76 | 12 | 99 | 25 | 37 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 787 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 787 | 787 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 395 | 787 | 787 | 787 | 175 | 485 |
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