Chinamans Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Issued: 2 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
17.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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


How big are the waves at Chinamans today (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 7AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (10 Jun)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (10 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NW by Fri night).

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
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)
1
2
3
3
3
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.1
SW
19
2.3
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1200
2381
2243
2265
2416
4902
5304
5053
4585
4263
3769
3271
2516
2140
1855
1736
1484
1463
1443
1238
1092
3085
3110
3039
Wind (km/h)
50
NW
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
N
30
NNE
40
NNE
45
N
45
N
40
N
40
NNW
50
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:19AM0.67m
11:04AM0.82m
9:45PM0.42m
11:44AM0.96m
Low Tide
1:52AM0.36m
2:30AM0.35m
7:56PM0.41m
3:17AM0.32m
8:04PM0.31m
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
3
3
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
19
18
18
20
21
16
Feels °C
7
9
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
10
9
8
12
13
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
0.7
NNW
6
1.7
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.1
SW
19
2.3
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
Energy kJ
1200
35
1179
2265
2416
4902
5304
5053
4585
4263
3769
3271
2516
2140
1855
1736
1484
1463
1443
1238
1092
3085
3110
3039
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.8
N
6
0.4
N
5
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SW
22
0.1
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
0.2
ENE
5
1
W
8
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
48
8
726
905
22
73
18
634
3
143
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
5
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNW
6
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
0.7
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
N
5
1.7
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.8
NW
6
Energy kJ
319
2381
2243
17
31
66
114
204
160
173
224
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
1
4
4
4
3
4
3
Distance (km)
844
911
160
138
160
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
81
74
163
164
662
726
163
844
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Rating
(10 max)
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5
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
7
5
5
6
7
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