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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 2 am Wednesday 22 Apr 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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 9AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 955 | 886 | 886 | 864 | 767 | 528 | 590 | 965 | 1133 | 1247 | 1339 | 1266 | 1155 | 1053 | 777 | 593 | 465 | 367 | 324 | 300 | 371 | 345 | 386 | 380 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | 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 |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:24AM 0.40 | 4:32PM 1.07 | 3:27AM 0.38 | 5:12PM 0.95 | 2:31AM 0.37 | 6:00PM 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:04PM 0.19 | 8:58AM -0.00 | 11:54PM 0.29 | 9:17AM 0.05 | 1:38AM 0.37 | 9:25AM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
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