Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 11AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1456 | 1232 | 1154 | 949 | 962 | 757 | 668 | 590 | 459 | 998 | 1996 | 2777 | 3527 | 3844 | 4023 | 3621 | 3168 | 2871 | 2757 | 3010 | 3488 | 4132 | 5995 | 5547 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:43AM0.87m | 11:10AM0.97m | 12:14PM1.07m | 1:22AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.23m | 1:01AM0.23m | 9:31PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | 5:25 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 24 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1456 | 1232 | 1154 | 949 | 962 | 757 | 668 | 590 | 459 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | 61 | 22 | 2020 | 5995 | 2726 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 23 | — | SSW 17 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 29 | — | — | 248 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | 622 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 85 | 200 | 998 | 1996 | 2777 | 3527 | 3844 | 4023 | 3621 | 3168 | 2871 | 2757 | 3010 | 3488 | 4132 | 3395 | 5547 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 163 | 662 | 727 | 898 | 898 | 726 | 1034 | 968 | 1034 | 1034 | 1196 | 729 | 1233 | 1189 | 729 | 162 | 1189 |
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