Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 7PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 836 | 1203 | 1092 | 1108 | 1154 | 1297 | 1314 | 1694 | 2002 | 1761 | 1706 | 1808 | 1833 | 1589 | 1568 | 1326 | 1308 | 1092 | 1196 | 1077 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:21PM0.44m | 4:18AM1.00m | 3:21PM0.39m | 4:54AM0.93m | 2:49PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32AM0.13m | 9:02PM-0.06m | 11:13AM0.23m | 9:17PM-0.05m | 12:11PM0.34m | 9:27PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 19 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 836 | 1203 | 529 | 1108 | 1154 | 1297 | 1314 | 1694 | 2002 | 1761 | 1706 | 1808 | 1833 | 1589 | 1568 | 1326 | 1308 | 1092 | 1196 | 1077 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 3 | — | SW 14 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 51 | 31 | 1 | — | 317 | 560 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 384 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 14 | SSE 2 | — | SW 16 | SSW 3 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1092 | 1 | — | 729 | 3 | 1664 | 1880 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 138 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 168 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 923 | 46 | 928 |
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