Chinamans surf break

Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 24 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chinamans today?

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 11PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)--
Evening (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
0
3
2
3
3
1
1
2
0
0
2
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.8
SW
23
1.1
SW
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
386
380
431
492
579
640
574
831
1506
1147
1083
1019
1049
1033
938
744
790
643
653
663
591
520
616
1024
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
15
WNW
25
SW
10
WSW
25
W
25
NW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:00PM0.81m
7:41PM0.68m
11:08PM0.63m
1:09PM0.57m
Low Tide
8:51AM0.22m
7:07AM0.26m
6:36AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:46
5:45
5:44
2
8
5
Temp °C
24
26
23
22
21
22
22
20
18
17
17
16
17
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
19
21
18
18
17
16
16
17
15
17
14
13
17
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
386
380
431
492
579
529
563
831
331
1147
1083
1019
1049
1033
938
388
790
643
653
663
591
520
562
641
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
12
0.3
NNE
4
0.8
SW
15
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.1
SW
26
0.3
SW
25
0.6
SW
24
0.8
SW
23
1.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
70
133
234
307
366
640
574
355
3
305
8
6
136
200
26
101
349
616
1024
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.5
N
4
Energy kJ
9
9
9
4
1
1
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.4
NW
4
1.9
SW
15
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.5
WSW
4
1.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
12
12
24
22
17
22
18
3
1506
10
5
12
744
7
5
2
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
4
4
2
4
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
79
81
3
3
79
79
79
0
0
7
46
7
81
0
7
0
7
46
7
7
7
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
2
3
4
2
4
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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