Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 7AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the N by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3323 | 3367 | 3395 | 3204 | 3182 | 3039 | 2875 | 2516 | 2157 | 2129 | 1958 | 1456 | 1248 | 1109 | 1238 | 1065 | 1256 | 1287 | 1567 | 1571 | 1438 | 2716 | 2518 | 2235 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:13AM0.40m | 1:17PM0.71m | 2:24AM0.51m | 1:53PM0.71m | 2:27AM0.64m | 2:22PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31AM0.35m | 8:24PM0.13m | 7:39AM0.24m | 8:22PM0.11m | 8:21AM0.14m | 8:28PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | N 6 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 3323 | 3367 | 3395 | 3204 | 3182 | 3039 | 2875 | 2516 | 2157 | 2129 | 1958 | 1456 | 1248 | 1109 | 1238 | 1065 | 1256 | 1287 | 1567 | 1571 | 1438 | 674 | 15 | 616 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | — | N 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 15 | 27 | 79 | 6 | — | 14 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 29 | 70 | 64 | 55 | 64 | 8 | — | 8 | 18 | 113 | 2716 | 2518 | 2235 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 74 | 79 | 112 | 81 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 3 | 472 | 540 | 160 | 540 |
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