Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dongchong today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dongchong at 8PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dongchong. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 113 | 138 | 167 | 109 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 82 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:38AM1.52m | 00:20AM1.30m | 10:50AM1.30m | 11:53PM1.40m | 11:05AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18PM0.32m | 5:32AM0.49m | 5:47PM0.44m | 6:26AM0.51m | 6:14PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 86 | 113 | 138 | 167 | 109 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 82 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 648 | 648 | 638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 638 | 119 | 104 | 104 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 1850 | 1878 | 624 | 624 | 662 |
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