Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 8PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 742 | 581 | 548 | 458 | 444 | 1193 | 958 | 326 | 311 | 540 | 428 | 169 | 169 | 200 | 210 | 228 | 235 | 320 | 320 | 440 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:02PM0.35m | 5:06AM1.05m | 4:09PM0.32m | 5:45AM0.94m | 3:49PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.13m | 9:32PM-0.05m | 12:29PM0.22m | 9:53PM-0.01m | 1:44PM0.30m | 10:06PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 742 | 581 | 548 | 458 | 444 | 151 | 424 | 326 | 311 | 154 | 77 | 169 | 169 | 200 | 210 | 228 | 235 | 320 | 320 | 440 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | NE 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 41 | 41 | — | 34 | 42 | 32 | 74 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 49 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | N 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 132 | 130 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 67 | 48 | 73 | 36 | 59 | 1193 | 958 | 95 | 68 | 540 | 428 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 373 | 79 | 81 | 167 | 463 | 526 | 505 | 338 | 506 | 717 | 116 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 78 |
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