Chinamans Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Issued: 2 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
16.1° C

Normal for this time of year

Chinamans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chinamans today (25 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 8PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)--
Afternoon (25 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (25 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s

Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
22
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
244
240
209
169
169
242
558
695
704
860
1172
1634
1597
1579
1542
1158
1129
1129
929
823
823
813
710
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:27AM0.86m
12:10PM0.93m
1:03AM0.36m
12:47PM0.99m
1:41AM0.37m
Low Tide
2:42AM0.34m
9:04PM0.31m
3:56AM0.34m
9:10PM0.27m
5:04AM0.33m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
9
10
9
8
8
10
10
10
9
8
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
Energy kJ
248
244
240
209
169
137
164
558
695
704
860
1172
1634
1597
1579
1542
1158
1129
1129
929
823
823
813
710
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
25
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
0.7
SW
20
1
SW
17
Energy kJ
25
14
31
48
67
169
242
224
365
478
540
392
568
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.4
SW
23
0.5
SW
22
0.6
SW
21
Energy kJ
23
22
54
137
131
229
287
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
2
2
2
3
2
10
17
29
35
48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
3
3
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
7
7
7
13
13
3
3
3
3
13
149
163
166
3
166
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
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