Chinamans 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Issued: 3 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is

16.8°C

Chinamans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Chinamans today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 12AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	10s
Evening (04 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.
	Tue 3				Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 8	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	552	480	473	418	424	374	604	1149	617	943	918	893	914	963	963	840	778	819	1021	933	809	1764	1847
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide									11:05AM0.57m					1:50AM0.52m			12:37PM0.55m					1:42AM0.66m
Low Tide				7:47PM0.22m							7:03PM0.21m				7:09AM0.36m				7:03PM0.19m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—
	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	7:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	14	13	14	14	15	14	10	7	6	7	7	8	9	9	9	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 20	SW 20	—	SW 20	WSW 16	SW 10	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	552	480	473	418	424	374	15	15	—	15	25	478	488	963	963	840	778	819	535	933	809	1764	1847
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 22	SW 21	S 21	—	—	—	—	—	SW 23	SW 16	S 22	SSW 21	SSW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SSW 16	SW 16
kJ	—	—	9	18	9	—	—	—	—	—	21	10	10	45	45	148	99	98	206	304	459	237	511
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 23	SW 22	—	SW 21	SW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	18	—	70	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 2	—	WSW 4	—	WSW 4	SW 13	SW 13	SW 8	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	—	—	—	—	W 3	SW 13	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	—	4	—	3	604	1149	617	943	918	893	914	—	—	—	—	5	1021	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Chinamans SA - Yorke Peninsula	Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) SA - East Coast	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Chinamans SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) SA - East Coast	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Aragunnu Beach NSW - Far South	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Chinamans SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) SA - East Coast	Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) SA - East Coast	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	4	2	3	3	2	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	160	7	7	0	7	160	546	717	1196	738	729	32	32	7	0	7	160	160	11	32	7	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula	Chinamans		Spits	Spits	Spits	Rhino Head							Spits	Spits	Spits	Chinamans	Rhino Head			Spits	Spits	A-Bay (Willyama Bay)	Rhino Head
Rating (10 max)	3		2	2	2	1							3	3	3	4	2			3	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	5	5	5

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