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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 2 am Saturday 02 May 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 6AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 02). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | |
647 | 570 | 570 | 511 | 464 | 471 | 632 | 2693 | 4635 | 8133 | 4767 | 4744 | 4131 | 3890 | 3671 | 3241 | 3169 | 2918 | 2690 | 2580 | 2408 | 2008 | 1562 | 1287 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | 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 | |
High Tide | 2:07AM0.55m | 2:16PM1.05m | 2:27AM0.52m | 2:38PM1.07m | 2:44AM0.49m | 3:01PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.15m | 9:10PM0.13m | 7:41AM0.13m | 9:36PM0.14m | 7:57AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 647 | 570 | 570 | 511 | 464 | 471 | 485 | 996 | 2596 | 4834 | 2598 | 2526 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | — | NE 5 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | 11 | 264 | 236 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 92 | 139 | 222 | 238 | 194 | 208 | 632 | 2693 | 4635 | 8133 | 4767 | 4744 | 4131 | 3890 | 3671 | 3241 | 3169 | 2918 | 2690 | 2580 | 2408 | 2008 | 1562 | 1287 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 472 | 480 | 164 | 472 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 168 | 160 | 163 | 607 | 607 | 645 | 607 | 608 | 645 | 645 | 668 | 645 | 645 | 645 | 546 | 607 |
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