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Chinamans Surf Forecast
/ SA – Yorke Peninsula (14 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 12AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | |
777 | 603 | 473 | 367 | 324 | 295 | 377 | 398 | 386 | 380 | 431 | 492 | 647 | 640 | 574 | 1540 | 1663 | 1048 | 1099 | 1004 | 1033 | 943 | 849 | 732 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:12PM0.95m | 2:31AM0.37m | 6:00PM0.81m | 7:41PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.37m | 9:25AM0.12m | 8:51AM0.22m | 7:07AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 777 | 603 | 473 | 367 | 324 | 295 | 377 | 398 | 386 | 380 | 431 | 492 | 647 | 591 | 563 | 386 | 331 | 1048 | 1099 | 1004 | 1033 | 943 | 849 | 732 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 363 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 71 | 70 | 133 | 234 | 307 | 366 | 640 | 574 | 306 | 322 | 309 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 136 | 200 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | NE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 |
| kJ | 12 | 17 | 29 | 52 | 43 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 1540 | 1663 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 81 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 3 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 | 7 |
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