Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dongchong today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dongchong at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dongchong. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
82 | 97 | 122 | 126 | 93 | 147 | 103 | 250 | 95 | 74 | 93 | 89 | 112 | 89 | 86 | 86 | 111 | 113 | 104 | 102 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:43PM1.08m | 8:51AM1.70m | 10:49PM1.16m | 9:18AM1.60m | 10:12PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24PM0.19m | 2:53AM0.55m | 3:53PM0.22m | 3:41AM0.47m | 4:23PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | E 11 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
82 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 93 | 2 | 103 | 80 | 95 | 74 | 93 | 89 | 112 | 89 | 86 | 86 | 111 | 113 | 104 | 102 | 74 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — |
— | — | 122 | 126 | 4 | 147 | 74 | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 980 | 648 | 624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 638 | 638 | 651 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 624 | 624 | 717 | 717 | 1425 | 119 |
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