Chinamans Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Chinamans 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.7° 

Chinamans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chinamans today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 4AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)7ft (2.1m)19s
Afternoon (31 Aug)7ft (2.2m)18s
Evening (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the N by Tue morning).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
2.1
SW
19
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.1
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1882
1860
1818
2033
1664
3166
2946
2912
2561
2003
1809
1532
1402
1135
975
655
1885
1949
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
35
N
40
N
35
NNW
35
WNW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:22AM0.78m
3:23PM0.77m
3:46AM0.86m
3:39PM0.69m
Low Tide
9:19PM0.07m
9:24AM0.09m
9:27PM0.05m
9:57AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
17
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
15
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
12
13
13
12
10
8
7
10
11
11
8
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