Chinamans 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Issued: 2 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is

15.6°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Chinamans today (21 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 6AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	14s
Afternoon (21 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	15s
Evening (21 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 21								Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23
	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	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	1	2	3	3	2	2	1	3	4	3	2	3	3	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	2095	2119	2238	2135	2392	3051	2742	2579	2295	2295	2055	2083	2325	2387	2204	1885	1619	1377	1124	928	799	776	874	874
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	SE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	NE	NNE	N	E	ESE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross
High Tide					12:15PM0.61m									12:38PM0.68m				2:44AM0.41m				12:58PM0.74m
Low Tide								8:52PM0.12m								8:26PM0.13m			6:16AM0.35m					8:10PM0.12m


	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	11	12	12	13	12	11	11	11	10	11	12	13	13	13	14	15	15	16	18	19	21	21
Feels °C	6	5	4	6	7	9	5	5	6	6	5	8	10	10	10	9	11	11	11	12	15	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 11	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	2095	1483	2238	2135	2392	3051	2742	2579	2295	2295	2055	2083	2325	2387	2204	1885	1619	1377	1124	928	799	776	874	874
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	—	SW 16	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 4	—	—
kJ	82	—	508	929	891	733	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WSW 15	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	188	719	886	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	S 3	SE 4	—	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	ENE 4	—	E 3	ESE 3	ESE 4	E 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	—	NE 4	—
kJ	1712	2119	6	7	—	7	10	10	16	14	13	9	9	5	—	3	3	4	4	9	5	—	2	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Salmon Hole SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Baby Lizards SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Chinamans SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Chinamans SA - Yorke Peninsula	Chinamans SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Baby Lizards SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	32	32	32	506	7	3	7	29	7	7	13	3	3	7	3	7	3	0	3	3	0	0	3	13
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula	Spits	Spits	Spits		Pondalowie Bay	Ethel Wreck	Daly Heads	Daly Heads	Daly Heads	Daly Heads	Berry Bay	Ethel Wreck	Ethel Wreck	Daly Heads	Ethel Wreck	Daly Heads	Ethel Wreck	Ethel Wreck	Ethel Wreck	Ethel Wreck	Ethel Wreck	Ethel Wreck	Ethel Wreck	Berry Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4		5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	5	8	9	5	6	4	5	8	7	6	5	5	4	3	4	4
Header Global	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Cyclops Australia	Ethel Wreck Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Quarantine Australia	Restaurants Fiji	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	8	8	6	5	5	4	4	6	8	9	5	6	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	6	7	7	9

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