Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (15 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 10PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm June 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, near gales from the NNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 286 | 386 | 324 | 278 | 463 | 1087 | 1948 | 1929 | 1742 | 1561 | 1229 | 1196 | 992 | 874 | 666 | 511 | 437 | 330 | 320 | 260 | 214 | 175 | 141 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:48PM1.27m | 2:03AM0.36m | 2:29PM1.29m | 2:39AM0.39m | 3:10PM1.27m | 3:18AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.17m | 6:42AM0.14m | 10:10PM0.18m | 7:30AM0.13m | 10:42PM0.20m | 8:17AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 286 | 386 | 324 | 278 | 289 | 1087 | 1948 | 1929 | 1742 | 1561 | 1229 | 1196 | 992 | 874 | 666 | 511 | 437 | 330 | 320 | 260 | 214 | 175 | 141 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | ENE 4 | W 5 | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | E 4 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | SSW 12 | W 9 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 18 | 67 | 106 | 463 | 299 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 10 | 202 | 87 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | — | 99 | 55 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | S 26 | SW 24 |
| kJ | — | 18 | 17 | 134 | 64 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 13 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 42 | 60 | 42 | 16 | 28 | 25 | 41 | 73 | 88 | 37 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 74 | 85 | 124 | 235 | 137 | 170 | 220 | 258 | 268 | 266 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 81 | 81 | 160 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 138 | 81 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 81 | 138 | 149 | 166 | 164 | 163 | 160 | 163 | 163 | 169 |
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