Chinamans Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Chinamans 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Chinamans today (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 7PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (09 Aug)10ft (3.0m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
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)
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
3
SW
19
3.5
SW
19
3.5
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1410
1572
1531
5843
7424
8920
8212
6886
6534
5319
3544
2803
2314
2065
1108
1006
746
1499
1860
5432
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
50
NW
40
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:06AM0.88m
12:25PM0.97m
2:55AM0.27m
1:14PM1.05m
Low Tide
10:18PM0.14m
9:24PM0.14m
4:16AM0.27m
9:11PM0.13m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
5
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
11
12
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
8
7
7
5
5
6
7
4
4
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