
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dongchong today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dongchong at 3PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dongchong. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 134mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
138 | 121 | 116 | 430 | 273 | 246 | 246 | 284 | 205 | 217 | 488 | 219 | 213 | 253 | 251 | 241 | 252 | 224 | 217 | 239 | 198 | 223 | 186 | 111 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:29AM2.14m | 11:22PM0.89m | 8:24AM2.15m | 00:02AM0.91m | 9:15AM2.10m | 00:40AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM-0.13m | 1:59AM0.71m | 4:10PM-0.12m | 2:54AM0.67m | 4:52PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | |
— | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | |
mm | 4 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
138 | 121 | 116 | 166 | — | — | — | — | 205 | 212 | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 223 | 186 | 111 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
38 | 54 | 56 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
57 | 45 | — | 430 | 273 | 246 | 246 | 284 | — | 217 | 488 | 219 | 213 | 253 | 251 | 241 | 252 | 224 | 217 | 239 | 198 | 137 | 111 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 49 | 38 | 1465 | 624 | 648 | 648 | 648 | 648 | 648 | 651 | 791 | 780 | 651 | 651 | 651 | 638 | 648 | 651 | 1425 | 1036 | 699 | 791 | 791 |
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