Chinamans Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Chinamans 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.2° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 6AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (07 Aug)7ft (2.1m)17s
Evening (07 Aug)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
2.2
W
14
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
20
4
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2350
2601
2266
2475
2641
2471
2274
2093
1761
1697
1654
1613
1491
1432
1413
1273
1155
874
1918
3887
4204
4585
9137
10185
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
20
NE
25
NNE
30
N
35
NNW
30
NNE
35
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
N
40
NNE
40
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
45
WSW
55
SW
55
SW
55
SW
55
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:55AM0.84m
8:33AM0.83m
11:06AM0.88m
Low Tide
11:00PM0.11m
11:08PM0.10m
11:05PM0.12m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
2
1
2
1
4
1
2
7
3
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
14
14
16
16
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
13
14
14
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
11
11
9
8
8
10
10
10
9
8
6
8
9
11
7
7
8
8
7
4
0
0
0
2
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