Chinamans Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Chinamans 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.9° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 6AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
3
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
4
3
4
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.1
SW
17
1.9
WSW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1809
1532
1402
1135
975
754
2065
745
1410
1428
1571
2185
2208
2169
2232
2541
3009
3148
3609
3171
3692
3163
3563
3538
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
N
35
N
40
NNW
20
N
25
WNW
25
WSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:46AM0.86m
3:39PM0.69m
4:12AM0.91m
3:51PM0.59m
4:43AM0.92m
3:53PM0.51m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.12m
9:37PM0.04m
10:33AM0.18m
9:47PM0.02m
11:12AM0.26m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
10
9
9
12
11
12
12
10
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
9
8
9
10
11
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