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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 9 am Saturday 29 Nov 2025 ACDTForecast 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
16.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 3PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am November 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1297 | 1281 | 1357 | 939 | 1380 | 1649 | 1626 | 1604 | 1604 | 1368 | 1553 | 1444 | 1599 | 600 | 813 | 881 | 1064 | 1079 | 1026 | 981 | 893 | 664 | 562 | 603 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:35AM 0.64 | 6:53AM 0.51 | 12:41AM 0.60 | 11:14AM 0.41 | 12:51AM 0.76 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:15PM 0.30 | 4:46PM 0.28 | 7:46AM 0.38 | 5:13PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tue 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
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