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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 am Tuesday 12 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
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 1PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
198 | 160 | 151 | 154 | 145 | 264 | 203 | 123 | 155 | 155 | 151 | 144 | 109 | 108 | 106 | 100 | 163 | 306 | 1268 | 1628 | 2018 | 1771 | 1571 | 1438 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:00PM0.57m | 11:02PM0.57m | 12:23PM0.70m | 00:01AM0.55m | 12:32PM0.85m | 00:41AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.35m | 6:09PM0.49m | 5:32AM0.33m | 6:52PM0.37m | 5:37AM0.30m | 7:28PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | | | |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | 5:27 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 198 | 160 | 151 | 149 | 145 | 264 | 203 | 123 | 155 | 155 | 151 | 144 | 109 | 108 | 106 | 100 | 93 | 306 | 1268 | 1628 | 2018 | 1771 | 1571 | 1438 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 20 | SW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | N 4 |
| kJ | 44 | 97 | 87 | 154 | 84 | 42 | 43 | 68 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 50 | 47 | 93 | 163 | 159 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 7 | S 6 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 22 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 59 | 73 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | N 4 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 22 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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