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Chinamans Surf Forecast
/ SA – Yorke Peninsula (14 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 ACSTForecast 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 5PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2323 | 1948 | 1719 | 1615 | 1215 | 1267 | 920 | 637 | 513 | 496 | 330 | 303 | 224 | 314 | 310 | 302 | 273 | 258 | 472 | 251 | 203 | 160 | 144 | 208 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:59PM 0.63 | 2:25PM 0.47 | 12:31AM 0.67 | 1:31PM 0.55 | 12:57AM 0.68 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:34AM 0.18 | 7:52AM 0.20 | 6:17PM 0.41 | 7:26AM 0.21 | 6:53PM 0.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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