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Dongchong surfForecast / Guangdong / China
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dongchong surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dongchong sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Dongchong today?
The current surf forecast for Dongchong at 8AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dongchong. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 115 | 81 | 81 | 62 | 59 | 61 | 50 | 52 | 21 | 87 | 135 | 198 | 298 | 408 | 366 | 190 | 336 | 600 | 194 | 138 | 99 | 79 | 70 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:17PM 1.70 | 4:24PM 1.07 | 11:53PM 1.48 | 5:03PM 1.20 | 12:32AM 1.25 | 5:36PM 1.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:52AM 0.26 | 7:08PM 0.93 | 8:34AM 0.38 | 8:31PM 0.94 | 9:13AM 0.48 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 7 |
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