Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 8AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 444 | 1211 | 1060 | 277 | 311 | 607 | 244 | 169 | 169 | 314 | 210 | 228 | 320 | 320 | 199 | 382 | 529 | 1459 | 1684 | 1105 | 1325 | 1123 | 1253 | 938 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:06AM1.05m | 4:09PM0.32m | 5:45AM0.94m | 3:49PM0.31m | 6:29AM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM0.22m | 9:53PM-0.01m | 1:44PM0.30m | 10:06PM0.06m | 9:48PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SE 4 | SW 14 | SE 4 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 444 | 424 | 66 | 277 | 311 | 324 | 244 | 169 | 169 | 314 | 210 | 228 | 320 | 320 | 199 | 382 | 529 | 790 | 653 | 1105 | 7 | 1123 | 2 | 938 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NNE 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | WSW 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | SW 18 | SW 11 | — | SW 16 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 41 | — | 77 | 41 | 18 | 74 | 43 | 38 | 16 | — | 25 | 13 | 59 | — | 421 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | NW 6 | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 132 | 130 | 54 | — | 8 | 15 | — | 49 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 5 | SW 15 | — | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 65 | 1211 | 1060 | 117 | 93 | 607 | 83 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 60 | 92 | 1459 | 1684 | 37 | 1325 | — | 1253 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 373 | 463 | 505 | 505 | 506 | 1095 | 116 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 79 | 29 | 32 | 163 | 32 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 32 |
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