Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dongchong today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dongchong at 4PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dongchong. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 220 | 127 | 86 | 86 | 68 | 66 | 114 | 94 | 76 | 111 | 93 | 93 | 61 | 62 | 113 | 142 | 77 | 74 | 124 | 103 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:00AM1.96m | 1:17AM1.02m | 10:35AM1.77m | 1:52AM1.11m | 11:03AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM0.05m | 4:43AM0.65m | 6:06PM0.18m | 5:41AM0.67m | 6:39PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 82 | 85 | 2 | — | 68 | 66 | 62 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 113 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 220 | 127 | 86 | 86 | — | — | 114 | 94 | 76 | 111 | 93 | 93 | — | 62 | 61 | 142 | 77 | 74 | 124 | 103 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 104 | 1047 | 1047 | 1425 | 1405 | 837 | 231 | 699 | 699 | 1425 | 1425 | 1425 | 837 | 648 | 648 | 104 | 104 | 1399 | 1400 | 699 |
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