Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dongchong today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dongchong at 2PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dongchong. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 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 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
157 | 99 | 94 | 119 | 125 | 133 | 140 | 111 | 108 | 140 | 146 | 173 | 169 | 136 | 136 | 165 | 133 | 136 | 140 | 167 | 201 | 143 | 111 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36AM1.65m | 9:36PM0.94m | 7:22AM1.72m | 10:01PM0.98m | 7:57AM1.75m | 10:24PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.30m | 00:19AM0.80m | 2:23PM0.24m | 1:14AM0.72m | 2:54PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
104 | 99 | 94 | 27 | 26 | 133 | 140 | 111 | 108 | 140 | 6 | 6 | 169 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 133 | 136 | 140 | 167 | 201 | 143 | 111 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 13 | SE 15 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 11 | E 11 |
7 | 12 | 11 | 69 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 8 | S 20 | SE 12 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — |
157 | — | — | 119 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | 173 | — | 136 | 136 | 165 | — | — | — | — | 140 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 648 | 648 | 648 | 651 | 648 | 638 | 638 | 638 | 119 | 104 | 651 | 771 | 648 | 648 | 648 | 119 | 119 | 231 | 732 | 778 | 702 | 624 | 0 |
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