Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 6AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2350 | 2601 | 2266 | 2475 | 2641 | 2471 | 2274 | 2093 | 1761 | 1697 | 1654 | 1613 | 1491 | 1432 | 1413 | 1273 | 1155 | 874 | 1918 | 3887 | 4204 | 4585 | 9137 | 10185 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:55AM0.84m | 8:33AM0.83m | 11:06AM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.11m | 11:08PM0.10m | 11:05PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2350 | 2601 | 2266 | 2475 | 2641 | 2471 | 2274 | 2093 | 1761 | 1697 | 1654 | 1613 | 1491 | 1432 | 1413 | 1273 | 1155 | 874 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | SW 19 | — | — | N 5 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | WNW 7 | — | ENE 4 | WNW 6 | — | NE 6 | — | SW 18 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | 494 | — | — | 21 | — | 2 | — | — | 34 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 8 | — | 112 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | — | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 22 | 34 | — | 17 | 57 | 71 | 74 | 100 | 62 | 44 | 31 | 51 | 31 | 134 | 214 | 1918 | 3887 | 4204 | 4585 | 9137 | 10185 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 81 | 81 | 74 | 3 | 112 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 163 | 472 | 372 | 372 | 526 |
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