Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dongchong today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dongchong at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dongchong. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
311 | 152 | 120 | 115 | 138 | 135 | 191 | 107 | 107 | 314 | 107 | 109 | 138 | 142 | 115 | 113 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:04AM1.56m | 8:53PM0.89m | 5:12AM1.59m | 9:12PM0.92m | 6:36AM1.65m | 9:36PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.45m | 9:48PM0.88m | 1:14PM0.37m | 11:14PM0.86m | 1:51PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | 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 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
185 | 152 | 120 | 115 | 138 | 135 | 191 | 107 | 107 | 104 | 107 | 109 | 138 | 142 | 115 | 113 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 97 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | E 10 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 21 | SE 20 | SE 19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 2 | E 3 | E 4 | E 3 | ESE 4 |
311 | — | — | — | — | — | 132 | — | — | 314 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 702 | 1400 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 119 | 119 | 104 | 104 |
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