Chinamans Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Chinamans 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
15.1°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 (16 Sep):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 11PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)--
Evening (16 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
0
0
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
4
3
4
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2620
2168
1900
1585
1307
1079
951
776
743
595
1158
1118
1052
940
719
612
485
350
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
5
NE
0
E
10
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:40PM0.53m
4:25AM0.88m
3:39PM0.48m
4:48AM0.82m
3:20PM0.45m
Low Tide
9:29PM0.03m
10:57AM0.25m
9:36PM0.04m
11:22AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
9
9
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
15
16
19
18
19
Feels °C
6
5
5
6
6
6
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
10
15
15
14
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