St. Augustine · St. Johns County · Florida
Dondanville Road Surf Report & Forecast, St. Augustine, FL
Dondanville Road, St. Augustine, Florida: 3–4 ft, chest to head high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 2.9 ft at 12 seconds from the east-northeast, with an 8 mph cross-shore wind from the north. Water is about 74°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 4.9 ft at 7:51 pm.
3–4 ft
chest to head high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 2.9 ft · 12 s · ENEplus 1.0 ft · 11 s · ESE
- Wind
- 8 mph (N)cross-shore
- Tide
- 1.4 ft risinghigh 4.9 ft at 7:51 pm
- Water
- 74°Frashguard
- Air
- 74°Ffeels like 78°F
- Sun
- rise 6:45 amset 5:33 pm
Dondanville Road surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Dondanville Road: 10 am, Great, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Dondanville Road: 7 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 5.3 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 6.0 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 6.1 ft |
| 9 am | 4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | 5.5 ft |
| 10 am | 4 ft | Great | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4.5 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 8 mph cross-shore (N) | 3.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (N) | 2.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (N) | 1.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (NE) | 1.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (NE) | 2.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 3.0 ft |
| 6 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 4.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 4.3 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 5.3 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 5.7 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 5.0 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 3.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 2.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 11 | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 14 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph onshore (E), gusts 13 | 1.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ESE) | 2.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (SE) | 3.1 ft |
Dondanville Road waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Dondanville Road arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 4.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 33 s
- Lulls
- about 177 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 38% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Dondanville Road surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Dondanville Road: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 3–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Dondanville Road are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 3–5 ft | Great | 2.9 ft · 12 s · ENE | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 3.3 ft · 11 s · E | calm | 6 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 11 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 10 s · E | calm | calm | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 10 s · E | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 14 | 13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 19 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 5 s · NNE | 13 mph offshore (WNW) | 14 mph offshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1 ft | Poor | 2.5 ft · 6 s · NNE | 14 mph cross-shore (NW) | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1 ft | Poor | 2.3 ft · 5 s · NNE | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 15 | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1 ft | Poor | 2.0 ft · 4 s · NE | 11 mph onshore (NE) | 14 mph onshore (NE), gusts 20 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 10 mph onshore (ENE) | 12 mph onshore (NE) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 13 mph cross-shore (NE) | 15 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Dondanville Road are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Dondanville Road tide chart and tide times
Tides at Dondanville Road today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.9 ft at 1:05 am, high 6.2 ft at 7:36 am, low 1.2 ft at 1:58 pm and high 4.9 ft at 7:51 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.4 ft and rising.
Dondanville Road tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.9 ft at 1:05 amHigh 6.2 ft at 7:36 amLow 1.2 ft at 1:58 pmHigh 4.9 ft at 7:51 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.9 ft at 1:48 amHigh 5.8 ft at 8:19 amLow 1.1 ft at 2:39 pmHigh 4.6 ft at 8:35 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.0 ft at 2:25 amHigh 5.7 ft at 8:58 amLow 1.2 ft at 3:16 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 9:11 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.0 ft at 3:03 amHigh 5.4 ft at 9:38 amLow 1.1 ft at 4:02 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 9:59 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.1 ft at 3:42 amHigh 5.3 ft at 10:21 amLow 1.3 ft at 4:45 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 10:43 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.2 ft at 4:29 amHigh 5.1 ft at 11:09 amLow 1.5 ft at 5:28 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 11:30 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.3 ft at 5:19 amHigh 4.8 ft at 11:57 amLow 1.4 ft at 6:16 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.9 ft at 12:23 amLow 1.4 ft at 6:12 amHigh 4.6 ft at 12:47 pmLow 1.3 ft at 7:06 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.0 ft at 1:20 amLow 1.4 ft at 7:08 amHigh 4.5 ft at 1:38 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Dondanville Road water temperature
The water temperature at Dondanville Road is about 74°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 78°F and an 8 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 73 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Dondanville Road
- Ocean Gallery0.3 mi S · 4 ft · Good
- A Street2.0 mi N · 3–4 ft · Fair
- St. Augustine Beach Pier2.9 mi N · 3–4 ft · Fair
- Crescent Beach3.3 mi S · 4–5 ft · Good
- Anastasia Park3.5 mi N · 3–4 ft · Good
- Middles4.1 mi N · 4 ft · Fair
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About Dondanville Road
Dondanville Road is a beach break in St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, facing east. Also called Dondanville Rd.
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