Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 7PM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1732 | 2622 | 3125 | 3433 | 3770 | 3287 | 2770 | 2538 | 2538 | 2035 | 1592 | 3511 | 3074 | 3039 | 2970 | 2839 | 2938 | 3301 | 2736 | 2414 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:40PM0.57m | 2:57AM0.47m | 1:14PM0.60m | 2:14AM0.55m | 1:39PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.18m | 7:23AM0.38m | 7:59PM0.18m | 7:49AM0.27m | 7:52PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1732 | 2622 | 3125 | 3433 | 3770 | 3287 | 2770 | 2538 | 2538 | 2035 | 1592 | 3511 | 3074 | 3039 | 2970 | 2839 | 1486 | 3301 | 1373 | 2414 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 617 | 1081 | 811 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2938 | 3077 | 2736 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 81 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 46 | 540 | 546 | 32 | 32 |
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