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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 3 am Monday 01 Dec 2025 ACDTForecast 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
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 7AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 724 | 841 | 921 | 939 | 813 | 842 | 759 | 611 | 699 | 539 | 1204 | 1171 | 957 | 943 | 715 | 618 | 488 | 424 | 369 | 273 | 256 | 167 | 287 | 341 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:41AM 0.60 | 11:14AM 0.41 | 12:51AM 0.76 | 12:42PM 0.37 | 1:17AM 0.92 | 1:31PM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:46AM 0.38 | 5:13PM 0.25 | 8:17AM 0.26 | 5:42PM 0.20 | 8:51AM 0.15 | 6:15PM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 24 |
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