Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 8PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2357 | 3162 | 2742 | 2579 | 2295 | 2295 | 2055 | 2083 | 2325 | 2387 | 2204 | 1885 | 1619 | 1377 | 1020 | 928 | 799 | 787 | 874 | 874 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:15PM0.61m | 12:38PM0.68m | 2:44AM0.41m | 12:58PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52PM0.12m | 8:26PM0.13m | 6:16AM0.35m | 8:10PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2357 | 3162 | 2742 | 2579 | 2295 | 2295 | 2055 | 2083 | 2325 | 2387 | 2204 | 1885 | 1619 | 1377 | 1020 | 928 | 799 | 787 | 874 | 874 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | NNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 891 | 733 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 886 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | ENE 4 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 13 | — | 5 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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