Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 5AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2330 | 2419 | 2414 | 2697 | 809 | 853 | 1014 | 2415 | 3517 | 3929 | 3911 | 3962 | 4263 | 4065 | 4013 | 4317 | 5271 | 4271 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:43AM0.77m | 2:48PM0.66m | 3:02AM0.87m | 3:10PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.08m | 8:56AM0.07m | 8:39PM0.05m | 9:28AM0.03m | 8:51PM0.03m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 616 | 509 | 387 | 809 | 853 | 1014 | 2415 | 3517 | 3929 | 3911 | 3962 | 4263 | 4065 | 4013 | 18 | 5271 | 2284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 414 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2330 | 2419 | 2414 | 2697 | 710 | 748 | 822 | 1447 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 43 | 4317 | 4651 | 4271 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 472 | 717 | 540 | 540 | 160 | 717 | 717 | 329 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 149 | 540 | 7 | 46 | 46 |
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