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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 pm Thursday 28 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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 8PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | |
171 | 167 | 169 | 165 | 196 | 269 | 139 | 137 | 171 | 931 | 934 | 919 | 936 | 922 | 1198 | 1358 | 1237 | 1186 | 1070 | 972 | 1008 | 1067 | 972 | 901 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 12:41PM0.93m | 00:51AM0.47m | 1:06PM1.01m | 1:24AM0.46m | 1:31PM1.06m | 1:50AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.29m | 5:43AM0.28m | 8:30PM0.25m | 6:08AM0.26m | 8:56PM0.22m | 6:33AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
 | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 |
 kJ | 87 | 86 | 169 | 165 | 196 | 269 | 139 | 137 | 171 | 103 | 96 | 88 | 85 | — | 82 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | 171 | 167 | 80 | 60 | 47 | 47 | 54 | 36 | 54 | — | 28 | 61 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 28 | 50 | 931 | 934 | 919 | 936 | 922 | 1198 | 1358 | 1237 | 1186 | 1070 | 972 | 1008 | 1067 | 972 | 901 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 160 | 168 | 160 | 540 | 163 | 169 | 7 | 149 | 726 | 717 | 717 | 717 | 717 | 726 | 717 | 505 | 505 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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