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Chinamans Surf Forecast
/ SA – Yorke Peninsula (14 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 ACSTForecast 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
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 6AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | |
1051 | 1365 | 1437 | 1997 | 1377 | 1320 | 1338 | 3000 | 2904 | 2406 | 1655 | 1276 | 1304 | 919 | 509 | 683 | 632 | 1014 | 1360 | 1417 | 1299 | 1299 | 1362 | 1019 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:34AM0.44m | 2:50PM1.12m | 2:54AM0.44m | 3:18PM1.10m | 3:15AM0.44m | 3:45PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM0.22m | 7:23AM0.21m | 10:16PM0.24m | 7:48AM0.21m | 10:45PM0.26m | 8:11AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 222 | 35 | 102 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 382 | 161 | 58 | 509 | 80 | 50 | 329 | 467 | 628 | 759 | 331 | 1362 | 437 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — |
| kJ | 44 | — | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 37 | 58 | 151 | 35 | 295 | 104 | 145 | 186 | 175 | 190 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 12 | SSW 19 | W 12 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 30 | 37 | 25 | 54 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1051 | 1365 | 1437 | 1997 | 1377 | 1320 | 1338 | 3000 | 2904 | 2406 | 1655 | 1276 | 1304 | 919 | 99 | 683 | 632 | 1014 | 1360 | 1417 | 1299 | 1299 | 1120 | 1019 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1040 | 728 | 728 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 645 | 726 | 968 | 726 | 923 | 1031 | 923 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 971 | 717 | 738 | 1186 | 1189 | 1189 | 943 |
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