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Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 ACDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 6AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 495 | 511 | 437 | 380 | 380 | 374 | 315 | 657 | 210 | 210 | 217 | 536 | 1095 | 1027 | 905 | 732 | 613 | 471 | 695 | 695 | 899 | 1657 | 2012 | 2218 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:33AM 0.70 | 9:35PM 0.43 | 6:42AM 0.57 | 12:27AM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:02PM 0.30 | 2:24PM 0.27 | 11:10PM 0.43 | 3:10PM 0.28 | 3:59PM 0.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
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