Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 3PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 627 | 436 | 577 | 1019 | 1087 | 951 | 865 | 728 | 710 | 803 | 920 | 1364 | 1531 | 2039 | 2350 | 2601 | 2266 | 2443 | 2610 | 2653 | 2274 | 1938 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:18AM0.80m | 4:29PM0.65m | 5:59AM0.83m | 4:19PM0.55m | 6:55AM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17AM0.35m | 10:51PM0.12m | 12:14PM0.44m | 11:00PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 346 | 360 | 577 | 1019 | 1087 | 951 | 865 | 728 | 710 | 803 | 920 | 1364 | 1531 | 2039 | 2350 | 2601 | 2266 | 2443 | 2610 | 2653 | 2274 | 1938 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 19 | — | — | N 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 627 | 436 | 331 | 120 | 108 | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 494 | — | — | 18 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | SSW 19 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 152 | 37 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 26 | — | 17 | 122 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 81 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 149 |
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