Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 7PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 308 | 295 | 255 | 781 | 854 | 767 | 739 | 729 | 783 | 773 | 773 | 1048 | 1282 | 1158 | 1065 | 1109 | 1194 | 1149 | 1200 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:37PM0.66m | 2:51AM0.96m | 2:55PM0.59m | 3:17AM1.01m | 3:11PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.02m | 9:23AM0.02m | 8:34PM-0.01m | 9:56AM0.06m | 8:48PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 384 | 308 | 295 | 208 | 781 | 854 | 767 | 739 | 729 | 783 | 773 | 773 | 1048 | 1282 | 1158 | 1065 | 1109 | 1194 | 1149 | 1200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | E 5 | E 5 | N 5 | W 5 | N 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 43 | 60 | 181 | 255 | 101 | 163 | — | 4 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 4 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 32 | 44 | 72 | 90 | 77 | 5 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 7 | 13 | 156 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 149 | 138 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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