Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dongchong today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dongchong at 10PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dongchong. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
135 | 223 | 229 | 186 | 102 | 104 | 107 | 165 | 196 | 165 | 133 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 125 | 169 | 181 | 120 | 258 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:53PM0.89m | 5:12AM1.59m | 9:12PM0.92m | 6:36AM1.65m | 9:36PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM0.88m | 1:14PM0.37m | 11:14PM0.86m | 1:51PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | E 10 | S 14 | SE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | 223 | 130 | 105 | 102 | 104 | 107 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 120 | 120 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 17 | SE 13 | E 8 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 15 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | S 18 | SE 13 | SE 7 | E 8 | S 20 | SE 12 | SE 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | SSW 9 |
135 | 133 | 229 | 186 | — | — | — | 165 | 196 | 165 | 133 | — | — | — | 125 | 169 | 181 | — | 258 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 771 | 885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 702 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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