Chinamans surf break

Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 ACST
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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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chinamans today?

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 7PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121216151515151414151616151514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)769734609471409683108210681039101198481311231953234420481647138212551048825618537480
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
0.68
1:22AM
0.67
1:35PM
0.82
1:46AM
0.64
1:55PM
0.95
2:10AM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:26PM
0.20
7:17AM
0.17
7:59PM
0.11
7:25AM
0.13
8:33PM
0.06
7:38AM
0.08
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48
Sunset-5:59-------5:58-------5:55------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171818181818181818181716161514141516151413141416
Feels °C (?)151718181716151516161614141210101213109810912
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