
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dongchong today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dongchong at 6AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dongchong. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
111 | 155 | 104 | 102 | 104 | 107 | 107 | 104 | 177 | 177 | 152 | 99 | 93 | 91 | 73 | 58 | 58 | 91 | 110 | 107 | 88 | 67 | 68 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:40AM0.95m | 10:00AM1.96m | 1:17AM1.02m | 10:35AM1.77m | 1:52AM1.11m | 11:03AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.65m | 5:31PM0.05m | 4:43AM0.65m | 6:06PM0.18m | 5:41AM0.67m | 6:39PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 |
111 | 88 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 106 | 106 | 103 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 91 | 110 | 107 | 88 | 2 | 2 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 |
2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | 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 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
— | 155 | 104 | 102 | 104 | 107 | 107 | 104 | 177 | 177 | 152 | 99 | 93 | 91 | 73 | 58 | 58 | — | 57 | 57 | — | 67 | 68 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 104 | 119 | 699 | 1047 | 1425 | 1425 | 791 | 0 | 662 | 791 | 1425 | 1425 | 699 | 791 | 699 | 791 | 0 | 104 | 1399 | 1400 | 1399 | 818 | 0 |
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