
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dongchong today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dongchong at 7AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dongchong. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 32 | 133 | 99 | 94 | 133 | 130 | 99 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 109 | 181 | 158 | 154 | 141 | 110 | 103 | 101 | 151 | 111 | 106 | 102 | 162 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:30AM1.95m | 9:49PM0.88m | 6:30AM2.07m | 10:38PM0.89m | 7:29AM2.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.76m | 1:40PM0.04m | 00:09AM0.77m | 2:35PM-0.08m | 1:05AM0.75m | 3:25PM-0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 6 |
33 | 32 | 63 | 64 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 99 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 109 | 181 | 158 | 154 | 141 | 110 | 103 | 101 | 151 | 111 | 106 | 102 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | S 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | S 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 12 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 2 | S 9 |
13 | 12 | 133 | 99 | 94 | 133 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 162 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 624 | 0 | 771 | 779 | 771 | 624 | 624 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1271 | 1735 | 648 | 624 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 780 |
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