Chinamans surf break

Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 ACST
Forecast 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chinamans today?

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 7PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.3
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
154
145
264
203
123
155
155
151
113
109
108
106
100
163
251
1228
1610
1837
1611
1571
1438
1281
1001
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:00PM0.57m
11:02PM0.57m
12:23PM0.70m
00:01AM0.55m
12:32PM0.85m
00:41AM0.52m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.49m
5:32AM0.33m
6:52PM0.37m
5:37AM0.30m
7:28PM0.26m
5:52AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:28
5:27
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
19
18
16
17
14
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
16
1.3
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
151
149
145
264
203
123
155
155
151
113
109
108
106
100
93
251
1228
1610
1837
1611
1571
1438
1281
1001
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SW
21
0.7
WSW
14
0.2
NNW
5
Energy kJ
87
154
84
42
43
68
6
2
15
15
13
50
47
93
163
154
183
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
7
0.1
S
6
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
7
7
2
1
34
59
71
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.3
N
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
5
1
2
3
5
4
2
5
22
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
3
3
3
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
13
3
3
3
3
79
0
0
3
3
3
3
79
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Chinamans surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest