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Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 ACDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Chinamans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 6AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 444 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 444 | 473 | 488 | 495 | 511 | 437 | 380 | 374 | 431 | 749 | 920 | 820 | 730 | 217 | 466 | 886 | 1200 | 905 | 669 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:06AM 0.84 | 6:45PM 0.38 | 6:33AM 0.70 | 9:35PM 0.43 | 6:42AM 0.57 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:32PM 0.19 | 1:43PM 0.25 | 11:02PM 0.30 | 2:24PM 0.27 | 11:10PM 0.43 | 3:10PM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
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