Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dongchong today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dongchong at 3PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dongchong. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 148 | 202 | 294 | 232 | 230 | 240 | 300 | 369 | 363 | 307 | 301 | 251 | 262 | 273 | 279 | 230 | 220 | 255 | 249 | 364 | 159 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:52AM0.78m | 4:57PM0.77m | 1:00AM1.57m | 12:23PM0.66m | 1:52AM1.57m | 1:06PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM0.56m | 2:23PM0.71m | 7:04PM0.73m | 9:41AM0.56m | 2:45PM0.61m | 11:06AM0.53m | 3:04PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 96 | 148 | 202 | 294 | 232 | 230 | 240 | 300 | 369 | 363 | 307 | 301 | 251 | 262 | 273 | 279 | 230 | 220 | 255 | 249 | 364 | 159 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 58 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 56 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 702 | 702 | 702 | 771 | 648 | 628 | 648 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 648 | 648 | 648 | 0 | 791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 628 | 778 | 0 | 0 |
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