Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 12PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.2m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1685 | 1532 | 2212 | 2325 | 2768 | 3023 | 3204 | 3323 | 3323 | 3395 | 3023 | 3023 | 3182 | 2875 | 2875 | 2516 | 2185 | 2009 | 1697 | 1456 | 1265 | 1109 | 1194 | 1052 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:18PM0.67m | 3:13AM0.40m | 1:17PM0.71m | 2:24AM0.51m | 1:53PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.13m | 6:31AM0.35m | 8:24PM0.13m | 7:39AM0.24m | 8:22PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | 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 |
| kJ | 1685 | 1532 | 832 | 1300 | 2768 | 3023 | 3204 | 3323 | 3323 | 3395 | 3023 | 3023 | 3182 | 2875 | 2875 | 2516 | 2185 | 2009 | 1697 | 1456 | 1265 | 1109 | 1194 | 1052 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 36 | 2212 | 2325 | — | — | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 31 | 72 | 64 | 55 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 726 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 7 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 81 | 138 | 81 | 112 | 79 |
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