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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 Monday 25 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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 2AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
1039 | 355 | 453 | 304 | 503 | 392 | 398 | 529 | 529 | 459 | 447 | 379 | 304 | 290 | 246 | 208 | 208 | 205 | 158 | 144 | 116 | 139 | 171 | 167 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:30PM0.58m | 11:57AM0.71m | 10:56PM0.51m | 12:18PM0.83m | 00:07AM0.48m | 12:41PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33PM0.56m | 4:18AM0.34m | 6:51PM0.45m | 4:50AM0.32m | 7:32PM0.36m | 5:17AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 184 | 355 | 453 | 304 | 503 | 392 | 398 | 529 | 529 | 459 | 447 | 379 | 304 | 290 | 246 | 208 | 208 | 205 | 158 | 144 | 116 | 139 | 112 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | S 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 146 | 188 | 159 | 112 | 103 | 132 | 173 | 19 | 20 | 17 | — | 10 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 62 | 60 | 129 | 116 | 114 | 113 | 171 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | ESE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 67 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 9 | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1039 | 251 | — | 6 | 10 | 38 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 78 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 |
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