Chinamans Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Chinamans 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.3° 

Chinamans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chinamans today (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 6AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (25 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (25 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.2
WSW
11
0.6
SW
14
2.5
W
9
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1325
1304
1144
961
865
851
812
645
624
494
478
461
469
427
344
338
343
273
305
151
1090
1829
1813
1485
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:59AM0.84m
12:49PM0.90m
1:24PM0.96m
Low Tide
11:03PM0.24m
10:07PM0.23m
9:39PM0.22m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
10
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
7
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