Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 4AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 122 | 116 | 218 | 174 | 176 | 305 | 350 | 466 | 696 | 1282 | 1245 | 1297 | 1265 | 962 | 949 | 949 | 949 | 833 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:39AM0.78m | 3:02PM0.39m | 6:02AM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58PM0.06m | 12:54PM0.38m | 9:55PM0.09m | 9:37PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 122 | 116 | 218 | 174 | 176 | 305 | 350 | 466 | 696 | 1282 | 1245 | 1297 | 1265 | 962 | 949 | 949 | 949 | 833 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 4 | NNW 4 | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 |
| kJ | 53 | 53 | 22 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 75 | 121 | 87 | 84 | 64 | 48 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 3 | 81 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 81 | 149 | 112 | 81 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 11 |
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