Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 10PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1026 | 834 | 643 | 560 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 444 | 2049 | 1714 | 1797 | 1362 | 1204 | 1258 | 2017 | 1571 | 1449 | 1631 | 1004 | 1200 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:16PM0.66m | 5:12AM0.83m | 4:16PM0.57m | 5:43AM0.79m | 3:52PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.25m | 10:25PM0.09m | 11:23AM0.34m | 10:31PM0.11m | 12:00PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1026 | 834 | 643 | 560 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 444 | 258 | 69 | 138 | 1362 | 1204 | 1258 | 2017 | 1571 | 1449 | 1631 | 1004 | 1200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | E 4 | — | NE 4 | E 4 | — | — | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | W 10 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 64 | 97 | 293 | 452 | 307 | 617 | 422 | — | — | 502 | 162 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 155 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 24 | 66 | 56 | 64 | 67 | 167 | 348 | 2049 | 1714 | 1797 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 333 | 237 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 81 | 85 | 166 | 164 | 162 | 160 | 472 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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