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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 Monday 18 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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 2AM is: 1.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
361 | 314 | 568 | 1801 | 675 | 663 | 1503 | 1628 | 1646 | 466 | 422 | 406 | 391 | 437 | 427 | 502 | 553 | 539 | 1200 | 1123 | 1077 | 1063 | 874 | 791 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:36AM0.41m | 3:11PM1.26m | 3:02AM0.40m | 3:50PM1.21m | 3:31AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56PM0.13m | 7:41AM0.06m | 10:36PM0.18m | 8:13AM0.07m | 11:19PM0.24m | 8:46AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 361 | 314 | 134 | 44 | 315 | 129 | 199 | 582 | 268 | 466 | 422 | 406 | 391 | 308 | 377 | 398 | 427 | 442 | 1200 | 1123 | 1077 | 1063 | 874 | 791 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 44 | 37 | 137 | 75 | 58 | — | 307 | 124 | 255 | 370 | 362 | 330 | 437 | 427 | 502 | 553 | 539 | 269 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 32 | 568 | 1801 | 675 | 663 | 1503 | 1628 | 1646 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 160 | 160 | 540 | 168 | 717 | 738 | 546 | 46 | 46 | 11 | 46 | 11 | 219 | 329 | 506 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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