Chinamans Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Issued: 8 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
17.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 4AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (11 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (11 Jun)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
2
1
3
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.3
SW
19
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5304
5053
4585
4263
3769
3271
2516
2140
1855
1855
1712
1484
1463
1463
1268
3228
2888
2823
2550
3067
2721
2687
2997
2150
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
35
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
40
N
35
NNW
35
NW
40
WNW
30
WSW
25
W
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:04AM0.82m
9:45PM0.42m
11:44AM0.96m
11:48PM0.37m
12:25PM1.09m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.35m
7:56PM0.41m
3:17AM0.32m
8:04PM0.31m
4:10AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
2
7
6
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
17
18
19
19
18
18
19
21
22
21
19
16
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
12
12
12
13
11
11
13
14
15
14
12
11
9
9
12
14
14
14
10
9
11
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
0.6
N
5
2.3
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.2
SW
15
Energy kJ
5304
5053
4585
4263
3769
3271
2516
2140
1855
1855
1712
1484
1463
1463
970
3228
2888
2823
2550
18
2721
1438
2997
2150
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.3
SW
22
1.3
SW
19
0.4
WNW
7
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.3
NE
6
0.5
N
5
1.3
SW
16
1.2
W
9
Energy kJ
11
74
1268
18
2
2
5
12
793
224
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
5
Energy kJ
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.2
N
5
1.5
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.3
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
5
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
Energy kJ
7
22
66
129
139
175
175
109
50
3067
2687
2295
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
3
81
163
164
163
164
164
728
728
138
160
540
149
546
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Rating
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4
4
5
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
4
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