Today's Chinamans sea temperature is 21.7 °C
(Slightly cooler than normal)
| Mean: | 22.2 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 21.1 °C to 23.5 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 09 Jun (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
The Chinamans water temperature is warm (21 °C) and the air temperature not too different (windchill forecast 19 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal though a shorty will suffice.
 Map of current Australia Surface Water Temperatures (based on measurements from oceanographic satellites) |  Map of current Australia Sea Water Temperature Anomalies (compared with long term averages at this time of year) |
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Below is a graph of Historical Sea Surface Temperature for Chinamans. This has been derived from analysis of two decades of oceanographic satellite measurements of nearby open water. We have calculated the average water temperature variation around the year as well as the extremes that have been observed on each date.
All of the graphs for the surf breaks presented on Surf-Forecast.com are on the same scale to enable comparison between locations around the world.
Chinamans sea water temperatures peak in the range 25 to 27°C (77 to 81°F) on around the 6th of February and are at their coldest on about the 6th of August, in the range 19 to 21°C (66 to 70°F). Year round warm sea water temperatures at Chinamans climb to their maximum in the first week of February. Even then a rash vest and board shorts should be fine for surfing at any time of year. Chinamans sea water temperatures are coldest in the first week of August. Surfers should use a 2mm long sleeve shorty or a 3/2mm spring wetsuit if the wind is up.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Chinamans can vary by several degrees compared with these open water averages. This is especially true after heavy rain, close to river mouths or after long periods of strong offshore winds. Offshore winds cause colder deep water to replace surface water that has been warmed by the sun. Air temperature, wind-chill and sunshine should also be considered before deciding on the kind of wetsuit needed to stay warm when surfing at Chinamans. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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