Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dongchong today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dongchong at 2PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dongchong. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
133 | 136 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 346 | 190 | 187 | 331 | 341 | 187 | 187 | 253 | 132 | 132 | 104 | 102 | 105 | 115 | 214 | 153 | 177 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:22AM1.72m | 10:01PM0.98m | 7:57AM1.75m | 10:24PM1.02m | 8:25AM1.75m | 10:43PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.24m | 1:14AM0.72m | 2:54PM0.20m | 2:05AM0.63m | 3:24PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | SE 11 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | E 10 | S 8 |
133 | 136 | 173 | 6 | 6 | 169 | 4 | 2 | 156 | 157 | 187 | 187 | 253 | 132 | 132 | 104 | 102 | 105 | 115 | 214 | — | 2 | 140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 10 |
10 | 7 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 10 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves 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 | SSW 8 |
— | — | — | 173 | 173 | 346 | 190 | 187 | 331 | 341 | 130 | 130 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | 177 | 331 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 104 | 648 | 732 | 778 | 648 | 702 | 0 | 231 | 231 | 732 | 781 | 648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 648 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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