Chinamans Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Chinamans 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.6° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 2PM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (30 Aug)5ft (1.6m)18s
Evening (30 Aug)6ft (1.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
20
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
1.6
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
19
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.1
SW
17
2
WSW
17
1.9
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
455
449
511
1747
1882
1860
1818
2033
1806
3166
2946
2912
2561
2003
1685
1532
1281
1028
975
754
2256
2116
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
35
N
40
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
3:05PM0.85m
3:22AM0.78m
3:23PM0.77m
3:46AM0.86m
3:39PM0.69m
Low Tide
8:51AM0.09m
9:19PM0.07m
9:24AM0.09m
9:27PM0.05m
9:57AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
14
15
15
13
13
13
14
14
16
16
17
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
15
13
Feels °C
8
9
11
11
11
10
9
10
11
10
12
12
13
13
11
10
8
7
11
11
11
8
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