Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 7PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1410 | 1572 | 1531 | 5843 | 7424 | 8920 | 8212 | 6886 | 6534 | 5319 | 3544 | 2803 | 2314 | 2065 | 1108 | 1006 | 746 | 1499 | 1860 | 5432 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:06AM0.88m | 12:25PM0.97m | 2:55AM0.27m | 1:14PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18PM0.14m | 9:24PM0.14m | 4:16AM0.27m | 9:11PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 1410 | 1572 | 1531 | 8 | — | — | — | 4818 | 6534 | 5319 | 3544 | 2803 | 2314 | 2065 | 1108 | 1006 | 746 | 1499 | 1860 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 538 | 1420 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 217 | 257 | 243 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 491 | 289 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | W 9 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 20 | 35 | 31 | 5843 | 7424 | 8920 | 8212 | 6886 | 5673 | 4328 | — | — | — | — | 102 | 123 | 119 | 90 | 748 | 5432 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 160 | 546 | 699 | 717 | 717 | 729 | 1055 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 160 | 607 | 540 | 726 | 164 | 168 |
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