Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (29 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 11PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm June 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, near gales from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 434 | 466 | 581 | 791 | 827 | 784 | 857 | 886 | 742 | 648 | 630 | 661 | 651 | 577 | 458 | 525 | 138 | 371 | 787 | 909 | 915 | 1459 | 2249 | 2553 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:52PM1.08m | 2:26AM0.40m | 2:21PM1.10m | 2:48AM0.42m | 2:49PM1.11m | 3:11AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.23m | 6:39AM0.28m | 10:01PM0.23m | 7:17AM0.26m | 10:21PM0.23m | 7:51AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
 | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 434 | 466 | 581 | 791 | 827 | 784 | 857 | 886 | 742 | 648 | 630 | 661 | 651 | 577 | 458 | 525 | 138 | 138 | 395 | 539 | 472 | 390 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SW 14 | SW 15 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 4 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | — | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 293 | 370 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 447 | 440 | 6 | 4 | 355 | 386 | 176 | 96 | 36 | — | 133 | 241 | 78 | — | 223 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 46 | 14 | 36 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | — | W 5 | WNW 4 | N 4 | W 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 73 | 34 | 18 | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 27 | 60 | 81 | 122 | 138 | 288 | 371 | 787 | 909 | 915 | 1459 | 2249 | 2553 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 112 | 81 | 166 | 699 | 472 | 472 | 726 | 968 | 1195 | 968 | 968 |
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