Chinamans Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Issued: 2 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
15.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 10PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
6
6
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
2.3
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.5
W
9
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
241
647
716
1108
1847
2324
2793
4193
6520
7292
7522
7410
7043
6551
8390
4958
4110
3306
2822
2197
2004
1641
1514
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
55
NW
45
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:49PM1.11m
3:11AM0.45m
3:16PM1.11m
3:37AM0.47m
3:42PM1.08m
4:05AM0.51m
Low Tide
10:21PM0.23m
7:51AM0.25m
10:40PM0.23m
8:24AM0.25m
10:59PM0.24m
8:58AM0.27m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
2
1
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
6
6
5
6
5
4
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
4
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
Energy kJ
205
205
293
477
472
8390
2665
4110
3306
2822
2197
2004
1641
1514
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
133
241
78
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
6
2
WNW
6
2.3
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.5
W
9
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
222
272
647
716
1108
1847
2324
2793
4193
6520
7292
7522
7410
7043
6551
5898
4958
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
645
480
472
726
1095
1195
968
968
1186
729
1186
1186
1186
1186
1240
1237
1244
46
7
7
32
7
29
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
2
4
2
4
7
2
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
6
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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