Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 7AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 940 | 1014 | 886 | 788 | 911 | 1045 | 1343 | 1382 | 1307 | 1006 | 905 | 821 | 796 | 700 | 590 | 580 | 409 | 309 | 441 | 885 | 1053 | 826 | 1423 | 2232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:25AM0.72m | 4:53PM0.77m | 6:08AM0.75m | 4:58PM0.66m | 6:59AM0.76m | 4:25PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.19m | 10:59AM0.36m | 11:28PM0.20m | 11:50AM0.45m | 11:38PM0.21m | 1:03PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 940 | 1014 | 886 | 788 | 911 | 1045 | 1343 | 1382 | 1307 | 1006 | 905 | 821 | 796 | 700 | 590 | 580 | 409 | 309 | 104 | 71 | 147 | 34 | 1064 | 940 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 42 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 34 | 57 | 51 | — | — | — | 76 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 67 | — | 6 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | 24 | 441 | 885 | 1053 | 826 | 1423 | 2232 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 81 | 85 | 7 | 160 | 717 | 546 | 32 | 546 |
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