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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 Wednesday 08 Apr 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 5AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 872 | 859 | 859 | 813 | 810 | 736 | 726 | 726 | 648 | 676 | 577 | 569 | 560 | 495 | 1575 | 1626 | 2348 | 2608 | 2627 | 2387 | 2489 | 2895 | 2877 | 2536 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | 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- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:28AM 0.45 | 4:31PM 0.88 | 3:15AM 0.43 | 4:56PM 0.80 | 2:30AM 0.44 | 5:23PM 0.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:53PM 0.24 | 9:14AM 0.06 | 11:19PM 0.32 | 9:20AM 0.08 | 11:53PM 0.41 | 9:20AM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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