Chinamans surf break

Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 23 Feb 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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chinamans today?

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 4AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (24 Feb)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (24 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
2
SSW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)151515151414141414141414141413131313131414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)285125592208188916241484134415531115123613251270115210361102933919933628813837686676666
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
30
SE
30
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
0.88
5:09AM
0.48
6:49PM
0.85
4:36AM
0.43
7:44PM
0.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:34AM
0.26
11:22AM
-0.04
1:31AM
0.38
11:30AM
-0.03
11:29AM
-0.00
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-----7:03-------7:03-------7:05--
Sunset8:07-------8:07-------8:06-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191616161617202018161616161718191715161615171922
Feels °C (?)16121212121317151210111010101213108999111417
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