Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 5AM is: 2.0m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1710 | 2182 | 1311 | 2930 | 3688 | 3961 | 3879 | 3757 | 3443 | 3602 | 3393 | 3393 | 3561 | 2296 | 2021 | 1761 | 2164 | 3307 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:09AM0.50m | 4:57PM0.43m | 5:32AM0.47m | 5:16PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.03m | 11:12AM0.13m | 11:06PM0.08m | 11:37AM0.17m | 11:22PM0.13m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 1710 | 2182 | 1182 | 2930 | 3688 | 3961 | 3879 | 3757 | 3443 | 3602 | 3393 | 3393 | 3561 | 2296 | 2021 | 1761 | 2164 | 3307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 21 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — |
| kJ | 176 | 140 | 1311 | 111 | 109 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 66 | 47 | 885 | 1026 | 1279 | 1615 | 1326 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | W 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | S 21 | — | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 88 | 88 | 111 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 81 | — | — | — | 323 | — | 55 | 39 | 30 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 62 | 65 | 114 | 141 | 122 | 112 | 113 | 132 | 249 | 251 | 246 | 241 | 108 | 114 | 110 | 105 | 88 | 102 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 4 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 41 | 788 | 788 | 175 | 787 | 175 | 4 | 175 | 174 | 895 | 895 | 175 | 175 |
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