China Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.98° N 108.29° E

China Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's China Beach sea temperature is
30.3° C
0.7° 

China Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at China Beach today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for China Beach at 5PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+07) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

Table - waves today at China Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
NW
5
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
17
11
10
10
13
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:51PM0.75m
1:53AM0.95m
3:00PM0.67m
2:14AM0.96m
5:11PM0.61m
Low Tide
7:12PM0.49m
8:56AM0.41m
7:13PM0.56m
10:03AM0.39m
6:30PM0.61m
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:08
6:07
 mm
2
5
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
4
1
1
Temp °C
29
33
31
29
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
25
26
26
25
25
25
26
25
26
25
Feels °C
30
34
35
32
28
28
29
29
30
30
30
28
30
30
27
29
29
29
27
29
27
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