Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 10PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2175 | 3178 | 3137 | 1907 | 2238 | 1907 | 1881 | 1977 | 1830 | 1824 | 1576 | 1220 | 1203 | 1186 | 1220 | 1238 | 1238 | 1075 | 947 | 852 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:03PM0.59m | 2:18AM0.80m | 2:27PM0.57m | 2:36AM0.92m | 2:49PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.13m | 8:47AM0.09m | 8:00PM0.10m | 9:18AM0.04m | 8:13PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1179 | 3178 | 3137 | 1907 | 1171 | 1907 | 1045 | 1977 | — | 1824 | 1576 | 1220 | 1203 | 1186 | 1220 | 1238 | 1238 | 1075 | 947 | 852 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SSW 5 | SW 15 | SSE 3 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2175 | — | 2768 | 58 | 2238 | 4 | 1881 | 1736 | 1830 | 1463 | 1336 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 46 | 728 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 729 | 943 | 546 | 46 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 19 |
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