Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 5AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1407 | 1321 | 821 | 1094 | 1079 | 1064 | 852 | 804 | 780 | 690 | 632 | 552 | 473 | 405 | 392 | 335 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 297 | 358 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:28AM0.83m | 3:58PM0.33m | 5:53AM0.74m | 6:15AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.12m | 1:20PM0.31m | 9:43PM0.17m | 9:25PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1407 | 1321 | 821 | 1094 | 1079 | 1064 | 852 | 804 | 780 | 690 | 632 | 552 | 473 | 405 | 392 | 335 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 297 | 358 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SW 20 |
| kJ | — | 44 | 64 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 23 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 834 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 11 | — | — | 5 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 51 | 44 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 156 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 29 | 546 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 526 | 263 | 78 | 78 | 19 |
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