Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dongchong today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dongchong at 5PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dongchong. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 225 | 220 | 150 | 125 | 125 | 181 | 136 | 153 | 102 | 153 | 127 | 80 | 61 | 181 | 74 | 76 | 84 | 103 | 103 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:43PM0.97m | 8:47AM1.99m | 11:14PM1.03m | 9:33AM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.64m | 3:42PM0.03m | 2:52AM0.57m | 4:17PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 35 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | 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 |
| kJ | 99 | 225 | 220 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 122 | 89 | 82 | — | 153 | 127 | 80 | 61 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 84 | 103 | 103 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 127 | 153 | 150 | 125 | 125 | 181 | 136 | 153 | 102 | 102 | — | — | — | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 648 | 648 | 648 | 648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 648 | 771 | 771 | 624 | 624 | 771 | 0 | 4 | 771 | 1386 | 0 | 49 | 4 |
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