Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dongchong today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dongchong at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Dongchong. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | S 9 | E 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 44 | 64 | 76 | 95 | 86 | 101 | 95 | 94 | 79 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 60 | 105 | 83 | 60 | 106 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:05AM1.10m | 11:53PM1.49m | 11:26AM0.92m | 00:21AM1.55m | 11:52AM0.78m | 4:57PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.51m | 6:14PM0.55m | 7:23AM0.54m | 6:40PM0.65m | 8:27AM0.56m | 2:23PM0.71m | 7:04PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 60 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 33 | 50 | 45 | 41 | 39 | 45 | 38 | 83 | 60 | 81 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 64 | — | — | 106 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 44 | 64 | 76 | 95 | 86 | 101 | 95 | 94 | 79 | 68 | 72 | 69 | — | 105 | 41 | 42 | 41 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 699 | 662 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 662 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 |
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