Chinamans surf break

Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 01 May 2026 ACST
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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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chinamans today?

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 12PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 01). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
3
4
3
6
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
2
WNW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
10
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
833
821
821
726
706
666
579
570
1366
570
588
583
799
2930
3172
3448
5510
4249
3819
3416
3145
2783
2715
2618
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
N
35
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
25
N
50
NW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:55PM1.00m
2:07AM0.55m
2:16PM1.05m
2:27AM0.52m
2:38PM1.07m
2:44AM0.49m
Low Tide
7:10AM0.16m
8:44PM0.13m
7:25AM0.15m
9:10PM0.13m
7:41AM0.13m
9:36PM0.14m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
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6:58
6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:37
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
22
24
25
24
23
22
19
15
17
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
15
19
19
17
18
18
11
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
833
821
821
726
706
666
579
570
261
570
588
471
464
1590
1831
1933
3680
2197
1502
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.9
SW
14
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
9
17
16
8
3
3
7
2
264
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.1
N
5
1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1
N
5
1.3
NNE
5
2
WNW
13
1.9
W
7
1.9
WNW
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
10
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
Energy kJ
75
75
75
59
47
78
53
91
1366
316
427
583
799
2930
3172
3448
5510
4249
3819
3416
3145
2783
2715
2618
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
2
Distance (km)
149
149
81
81
79
79
79
79
480
662
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
607
540
540
540
645
540
726
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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