Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dongchong today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dongchong at 3PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dongchong. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | 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 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 201 | 193 | 168 | 164 | 160 | 135 | 135 | 253 | 160 | 152 | 185 | 181 | 164 | 131 | 127 | 259 | 266 | 327 | 251 | 209 | 155 | 191 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:02AM0.91m | 9:15AM2.10m | 00:40AM0.95m | 10:00AM1.96m | 1:17AM1.02m | 10:35AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.67m | 4:52PM-0.05m | 3:48AM0.65m | 5:31PM0.05m | 4:43AM0.65m | 6:06PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 108 | 114 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 104 | 88 | 107 | 107 | 1 | 1 | 191 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 181 | 201 | 193 | 168 | 164 | 160 | 135 | — | 253 | 160 | 152 | 185 | 181 | 164 | 131 | 127 | 259 | 266 | 327 | 251 | 209 | 155 | 111 | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 648 | 624 | 624 | 651 | 1425 | 1425 | 651 | 651 | 971 | 791 | 231 | 884 | 1050 | 1874 | 791 | 791 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 837 | 1425 | 791 | 119 | 0 |
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