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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 Sunday 24 May 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 3AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
407 | 311 | 551 | 722 | 829 | 853 | 1137 | 940 | 1396 | 1526 | 726 | 457 | 392 | 392 | 398 | 590 | 459 | 459 | 514 | 434 | 357 | 290 | 205 | 208 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:39PM0.70m | 12:10PM0.58m | 8:30PM0.58m | 11:57AM0.71m | 10:56PM0.51m | 12:18PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.36m | 4:33PM0.56m | 4:18AM0.34m | 6:51PM0.45m | 4:50AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
— | — | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 5 | NNW 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 407 | 311 | 551 | 722 | 20 | 5 | 296 | 284 | 304 | 188 | 726 | 457 | 392 | 392 | 398 | 590 | 459 | 459 | 514 | 434 | 357 | 290 | 205 | 208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | N 4 | N 5 | E 4 | SSW 5 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | N 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 3 | S 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 169 | 305 | 90 | 75 | 130 | 103 | 132 | 173 | 1 | 36 | 35 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 18 | — | SSW 16 | NW 5 | SSW 17 | N 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 22 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | — | 25 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 330 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | E 3 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | — | 5 | 829 | 853 | 1137 | 940 | 1396 | 1526 | 79 | 138 | 117 | 47 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 78 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 166 | 166 | 163 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 376 | 609 | 458 |
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