Chinamans surf break

Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 ACST
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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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chinamans today?

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 6AM is: 1.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)7ft (2.1m)18s
Afternoon (28 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Evening (28 Apr)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
19
1.7
SW
19
1.7
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
17
2
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1944
1988
1781
2714
2683
2285
2129
1875
1983
1685
1643
1279
1212
1196
1212
1212
1077
1063
957
886
886
726
726
736
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
S
10
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
SW
10
SE
5
NE
15
NE
25
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:12AM0.63m
1:05PM0.70m
00:50AM0.62m
1:18PM0.82m
1:20AM0.60m
1:35PM0.92m
Low Tide
6:36AM0.23m
7:13PM0.29m
6:44AM0.21m
7:47PM0.21m
6:56AM0.18m
8:17PM0.16m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:56
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5:43
5:42
5:40
Temp °C
15
16
18
18
19
18
19
18
17
16
19
21
23
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
23
25
25
25
13
15
17
18
19
18
17
15
14
12
15
17
19
20
21
22
20
21
19
17
16
19
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
19
1.7
SW
19
1.7
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
17
2
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
1944
1988
1781
2714
2683
2285
2129
1875
1983
1685
1643
1279
1212
1196
1212
1212
1077
1063
957
886
886
726
726
736
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
680
591
609
6
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
1
N
5
Energy kJ
5
17
17
11
3
10
16
31
45
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
7
3
0
0
0
7
7
7
7
7
13
3
11
0
0
0
7
0
0
3
81
79
79
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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