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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 Thursday 16 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 2AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 984 | 813 | 1123 | 1953 | 2344 | 2197 | 1647 | 1382 | 1255 | 1048 | 825 | 618 | 537 | 473 | 363 | 291 | 203 | 169 | 137 | 87 | 87 | 375 | 442 | 595 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:46AM 0.64 | 1:55PM 0.95 | 2:10AM 0.60 | 2:20PM 1.07 | 2:33AM 0.54 | 2:49PM 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:59PM 0.11 | 7:25AM 0.13 | 8:33PM 0.06 | 7:38AM 0.08 | 9:08PM 0.03 | 7:55AM 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 |
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