Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 11AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1138 | 1019 | 686 | 588 | 495 | 669 | 659 | 600 | 579 | 557 | 518 | 455 | 1712 | 2622 | 3125 | 3287 | 3770 | 3496 | 2948 | 2702 | 2506 | 2035 | 1572 | 3473 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:26AM0.58m | 5:23AM0.48m | 12:40PM0.57m | 2:57AM0.47m | 1:14PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM0.16m | 7:02AM0.48m | 8:21PM0.18m | 7:23AM0.38m | 7:59PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 4 | 379 | 686 | 588 | 495 | 669 | 374 | 600 | 579 | 557 | 518 | 374 | 1712 | 2622 | 3125 | 3287 | 3770 | 3496 | 2948 | 2702 | 2506 | 2035 | 1572 | 3473 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | ENE 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 19 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 44 | 36 | 22 | 87 | 22 | 118 | 162 | 115 | 306 | 302 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 617 | 1183 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 26 | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 455 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 13 | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1138 | 1019 | — | — | 44 | 3 | 659 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 138 | 7 | 7 | 506 | 546 | 46 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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