
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dongchong today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dongchong at 3PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Dongchong. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | S 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 34 | 34 | 63 | 41 | 103 | 143 | 108 | 102 | 82 | 73 | 82 | 120 | 127 | 76 | 63 | 67 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 7:17AM1.79m | 10:45PM0.89m | 7:53AM1.84m | 11:16PM0.91m | 8:24AM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53PM0.20m | 1:24AM0.75m | 3:28PM0.16m | 2:12AM0.70m | 4:02PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
35 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 24 | 46 | 64 | 76 | 63 | 67 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | S 8 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 | ESE 4 | SE 10 |
13 | 5 | — | 4 | 41 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — |
5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 |
— | 34 | 34 | 63 | 40 | 103 | 143 | 108 | 102 | 82 | 73 | 82 | 120 | 127 | 55 | 36 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 11 | — | — | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 702 | 793 | 793 | 793 | 317 | 717 | 624 | 119 | 624 | 624 | 818 | 648 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 793 | 793 | 4 | 624 | 624 |
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