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Chinamans surf break

Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 ACDT
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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
19.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chinamans today?

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 10AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.4
S
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313131313121212121212121214141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)752658648573564548525444854713277269256608178175175202205202401779322295
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SW
10
SSW
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		onononononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:21AM
0.70
1:22AM
0.78
2:01AM
0.85
4:12PM
0.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:46AM
0.17
10:54AM
0.16
10:37AM
0.13
5:54PM
0.26
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise--6:20-------6:22-------6:22-----
Sunset------8:39-------8:38-------8:38-
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616181820201615161617181816151616161718201717
Feels °C (?)111212161620151091010111111991111111213151111
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