Chinamans Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Chinamans 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Chinamans today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 7AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (23 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2295
2449
2544
2544
2862
3026
3090
3130
2832
2832
2796
2418
1967
1914
1728
1480
1325
1119
1155
1037
865
784
677
645
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:11AM0.76m
10:19AM0.78m
11:59AM0.84m
Low Tide
11:42PM0.22m
11:35PM0.23m
11:03PM0.24m
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light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
6
6
5
5
4
6
7
7
7
8
7
7
6
7
8
8
8
11
11
11
11
11
11
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