Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 1AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5435 | 4925 | 4553 | 4209 | 3756 | 3293 | 2905 | 2692 | 2157 | 1761 | 1585 | 1441 | 1441 | 1361 | 1708 | 1983 | 2109 | 2135 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:56AM0.47m | 1:43PM0.90m | 2:08AM0.60m | 2:11PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.10m | 7:02AM0.17m | 8:25PM0.08m | 7:47AM0.09m | 8:34PM0.06m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 5435 | 4925 | 4553 | 4209 | 3756 | 3293 | 2905 | 2692 | 2157 | 1761 | 1585 | 1441 | 1441 | 1361 | 1708 | 1983 | 2109 | 2135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 25 | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1189 | 943 | 332 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
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