
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dongchong today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dongchong at 6PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dongchong. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, severe gales from the E by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 64 | 386 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:03PM0.72m | 6:28PM0.79m | 4:03AM1.55m | 2:03PM0.58m | 7:57PM0.81m | 4:45AM1.60m | 8:57PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.68m | 8:48PM0.73m | 11:42AM0.54m | 3:25PM0.58m | 9:32PM0.79m | 12:47PM0.44m | 10:31PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 |
12 | 12 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 64 | 386 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | ESE 2 | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | SW 2 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — |
— | — | 18 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 717 | 1388 | 717 | 1388 | 1047 | 779 | 778 | 662 | 1047 | 1047 | 1036 | 1036 | 1036 | 885 | 699 | 699 | 702 | 702 | 43 | 4 | 662 |
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