Chinamans surf break

Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 ACST
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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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chinamans today?

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 7AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)141212121212171616161515151414141313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)920637513496325303224314310302273258472251203160144208569792757649599520
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:59PM
0.63
2:25PM
0.47
12:31AM
0.67
1:31PM
0.55
12:57AM
0.68
1:24PM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:52AM
0.20
6:17PM
0.41
7:26AM
0.21
6:53PM
0.30
7:16AM
0.19
7:26PM
0.20
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise---6:43-------6:43-------6:45----
Sunset------6:00-------6:00------5:59--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151616161616161615151515161616161515161617171717
Feels °C (?)131414141414151514141414141414151514151515161616
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