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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 Thursday 14 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 12AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | |
1816 | 1611 | 1685 | 1438 | 1265 | 988 | 936 | 746 | 736 | 621 | 586 | 676 | 886 | 961 | 790 | 2947 | 2736 | 2475 | 2039 | 1881 | 1374 | 1355 | 1075 | 933 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:41AM0.52m | 12:55PM1.00m | 1:13AM0.49m | 1:24PM1.13m | 1:42AM0.45m | 1:57PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.26m | 5:52AM0.25m | 8:04PM0.18m | 6:14AM0.19m | 8:40PM0.13m | 6:40AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 1816 | 1611 | 1685 | 1438 | 1265 | 988 | 936 | 746 | 736 | 621 | 586 | 676 | 886 | 961 | 790 | 2947 | 2736 | 2475 | 2039 | 1881 | 1374 | 1355 | 1075 | 933 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 717 | 501 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 82 | 37 | 53 | 41 | 47 | 25 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 81 | 0 | 74 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 32 |
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