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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 2 pm Friday 01 May 2026 ACSTForecast 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 11PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 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 (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
821 | 726 | 706 | 666 | 647 | 570 | 511 | 570 | 518 | 596 | 616 | 2223 | 4333 | 4767 | 5127 | 7320 | 4350 | 3666 | 3322 | 2891 | 2524 | 2061 | 1902 | 1799 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:55PM1.00m | 2:07AM0.55m | 2:16PM1.05m | 2:27AM0.52m | 2:38PM1.07m | 2:44AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.13m | 7:25AM0.15m | 9:10PM0.13m | 7:41AM0.13m | 9:36PM0.14m | 7:57AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 821 | 726 | 706 | 666 | 647 | 570 | 511 | 570 | 518 | 596 | 485 | 946 | 2284 | 2926 | 3110 | 4606 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | NE 5 | E 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 268 | 276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 88 | 49 | 45 | 75 | 136 | 109 | 158 | 191 | 212 | 384 | 616 | 2223 | 4333 | 4767 | 5127 | 7320 | 4350 | 3666 | 3322 | 2891 | 2524 | 2061 | 1902 | 1799 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 480 | 11 | 138 | 160 | 160 | 162 | 472 | 472 | 163 | 645 | 699 | 645 | 645 | 607 | 472 | 645 | 645 | 726 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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