Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 9PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 821 | 821 | 680 | 609 | 552 | 473 | 424 | 424 | 380 | 398 | 392 | 352 | 614 | 1227 | 1213 | 1722 | 2140 | 2296 | 2269 | 2078 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:44PM1.05m | 3:10AM0.51m | 3:07PM1.04m | 3:30AM0.57m | 3:28PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54PM0.16m | 8:10AM0.21m | 10:04PM0.16m | 8:44AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 821 | 821 | 680 | 609 | 552 | 473 | 424 | 424 | 380 | 398 | 392 | 352 | 614 | 1227 | 1213 | 1722 | 2140 | 2296 | 2269 | 2078 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 72 | 72 | 112 | 306 | 306 | 239 | 345 | 357 | 133 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | NE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 3 | 81 |
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