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Chinamans Surf Forecast
/ SA – Yorke Peninsula (14 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Chinamans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 4PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
304 | 290 | 246 | 208 | 208 | 205 | 158 | 144 | 141 | 114 | 171 | 167 | 169 | 165 | 196 | 269 | 139 | 137 | 171 | 834 | 825 | 850 | 1093 | 1060 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:18PM0.83m | 00:07AM0.48m | 12:41PM0.93m | 00:51AM0.47m | 1:06PM1.01m | 1:24AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM0.32m | 7:32PM0.36m | 5:17AM0.30m | 8:03PM0.29m | 5:43AM0.28m | 8:30PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | 5:19 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 304 | 290 | 246 | 208 | 208 | 205 | 158 | 144 | 141 | 114 | 87 | 86 | 169 | 165 | 196 | 269 | 139 | 137 | 171 | 103 | 96 | 88 | 85 | 178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SSW 3 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SW 13 | SW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 62 | 60 | 129 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 171 | 167 | 80 | 60 | 47 | 47 | 54 | 36 | 54 | — | 28 | 24 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | SW 22 | — | WSW 21 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 18 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 26 | 51 | 834 | 825 | 850 | 1093 | 1060 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 160 | 160 | 163 | 168 | 168 |
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