Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dongchong today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Dongchong at 3PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dongchong. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 91 | 126 | 171 | 176 | 200 | 176 | 165 | 145 | 554 | 612 | 707 | 694 | 707 | 926 | 846 | 1795 | 2118 | 1698 | 1107 | 658 | 584 | 584 |
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-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:26AM0.92m | 00:21AM1.55m | 11:52AM0.78m | 4:57PM0.77m | 1:00AM1.57m | 12:23PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23AM0.54m | 6:40PM0.65m | 8:27AM0.56m | 2:23PM0.71m | 7:04PM0.73m | 9:41AM0.56m | 2:45PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 10 | S 10 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 51 | 48 | 42 | 114 | 554 | 612 | 707 | — | 707 | 926 | — | 1795 | 2118 | 1698 | 1107 | 658 | 584 | 584 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 11 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 22 | — | — | 40 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | E 6 | SSE 10 | — | — | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 81 | 91 | 126 | 171 | 176 | 200 | 176 | 165 | 145 | — | — | 13 | 694 | — | — | 846 | 941 | 976 | 866 | 750 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 638 | 638 | 638 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 791 | 791 | 894 | 791 | 104 |
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