Chinamans surf break

Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 ACST
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Chinamans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chinamans today?

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 4AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (03 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (03 May)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
9
2.5
W
13
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
573
2166
3785
4212
4869
4677
4467
3890
3524
3066
2571
2146
1775
1645
1351
1187
1213
1092
1150
1092
932
699
563
555
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:27AM0.52m
2:38PM1.07m
2:44AM0.49m
3:01PM1.07m
2:58AM0.47m
3:24PM1.05m
Low Tide
9:10PM0.13m
7:41AM0.13m
9:36PM0.14m
7:57AM0.12m
10:02PM0.17m
8:13AM0.12m
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:37
5:37
5:36
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
9
7
6
5
4
5
6
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
9
9
11
10
11
9
10
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.2
SW
11
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
485
893
1760
2197
2939
1213
533
497
549
932
699
563
555
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
276
12
76
179
268
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
11
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
9
2.5
W
13
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
Energy kJ
573
2166
3785
4212
4869
4677
4467
3890
3524
3066
2571
2146
1775
1645
1351
1187
1130
1092
1150
1092
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
160
160
162
160
463
607
540
668
607
610
645
645
662
726
726
726
968
162
46
162
46
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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