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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 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 3AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 558 | 471 | 409 | 683 | 1082 | 1068 | 1039 | 1011 | 984 | 813 | 1123 | 1953 | 2344 | 2048 | 1647 | 1484 | 1363 | 1048 | 825 | 609 | 537 | 473 | 363 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:22AM 0.67 | 1:35PM 0.82 | 1:46AM 0.64 | 1:55PM 0.95 | 2:10AM 0.60 | 2:20PM 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:26PM 0.20 | 7:17AM 0.17 | 7:59PM 0.11 | 7:25AM 0.13 | 8:33PM 0.06 | 7:38AM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
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