Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 10AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 874 | 874 | 1292 | 1347 | 1456 | 1185 | 1039 | 836 | 800 | 963 | 702 | 1174 | 1026 | 834 | 643 | 635 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 438 | 421 | 2228 | 2139 | 1753 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:14AM0.81m | 4:04PM0.76m | 4:43AM0.83m | 4:16PM0.66m | 5:12AM0.83m | 4:16PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM0.08m | 10:14AM0.18m | 10:15PM0.08m | 10:49AM0.25m | 10:25PM0.09m | 11:23AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 874 | 874 | 1292 | 1347 | 1456 | 1185 | 1039 | 836 | 668 | 963 | 506 | 1174 | 1026 | 834 | 643 | 635 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 438 | 421 | 255 | 393 | 293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 26 | — | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — |
| kJ | 26 | — | 54 | 86 | 171 | 368 | 355 | 640 | 800 | 440 | 702 | 287 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 64 | 96 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 41 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 37 | 56 | 77 | 148 | 278 | 378 | 2228 | 2139 | 1753 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 166 | 3 | 79 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 149 | 149 | 167 | 163 | 168 | 540 | 540 | 329 | 7 |
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