Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dondra today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dondra at 8PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 28). 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 (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 687 | 687 | 687 | 585 | 577 | 433 | 408 | 331 | 331 | 331 | 348 | 331 | 333 | 394 | 505 | 499 | 499 | 402 | 561 | 512 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:05PM0.52m | 3:25AM0.61m | 3:30PM0.49m | 3:51AM0.59m | 3:55PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05PM-0.02m | 9:39AM0.02m | 9:29PM0.00m | 10:07AM0.05m | 9:53PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 687 | 687 | 687 | 585 | 577 | 433 | 408 | 331 | 331 | 331 | 331 | 331 | 246 | 242 | 505 | 499 | 499 | 402 | 561 | 512 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSE 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 63 | 62 | 77 | 75 | 58 | 50 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 243 | 348 | 267 | 333 | 394 | 183 | 152 | 160 | 243 | 49 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | SSW 21 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 44 | 9 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 180 | 243 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 70 | 70 | 51 | 51 | 42 | 35 | 81 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 39 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 25 | 18 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 31 | 31 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 986 | 920 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 175 | 895 | 895 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 167 | 895 | 895 | 20 | 0 |
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