Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dongchong today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dongchong at 9PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dongchong. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
241 | 375 | 413 | 356 | 311 | 184 | 148 | 148 | 142 | 205 | 109 | 107 | 82 | 82 | 291 | 115 | 123 | 126 | 123 | 97 | 91 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:06PM0.56m | 3:04AM1.56m | 8:53PM0.89m | 5:12AM1.59m | 9:12PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.53m | 12:25PM0.45m | 9:48PM0.88m | 1:14PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | 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 8 |
241 | 375 | 413 | 356 | 189 | 184 | 148 | 148 | 142 | 138 | 109 | 107 | 82 | 82 | 109 | 115 | 123 | 126 | 123 | 97 | 91 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | SE 8 | — | SE 14 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 14 | SE 13 | SE 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 239 | 234 | 225 | 311 | — | — | — | — | 205 | — | — | — | — | 291 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 771 | 2272 | 778 | 791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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