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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 8 am Monday 01 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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 11AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | |
421 | 361 | 278 | 202 | 318 | 379 | 1164 | 2084 | 1718 | 2162 | 2139 | 2177 | 1383 | 3365 | 3217 | 2587 | 1765 | 1229 | 690 | 299 | 755 | 854 | 406 | 663 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:23PM1.12m | 2:34AM0.44m | 2:50PM1.12m | 2:54AM0.44m | 3:18PM1.10m | 3:15AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM0.22m | 9:48PM0.22m | 7:23AM0.21m | 10:16PM0.24m | 7:48AM0.21m | 10:45PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 |
 | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | 5:16 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 17 | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 9 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
 kJ | 421 | 361 | 278 | 202 | 142 | 167 | 222 | — | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | 366 | 690 | 176 | 58 | 151 | 140 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SW 20 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 140 | 140 | 17 | — | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 299 | 154 | 41 | 114 | 347 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 114 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 185 | 237 | 238 | 193 | 318 | 379 | 1164 | 2084 | 1718 | 2162 | 2139 | 2177 | 1383 | 3365 | 3217 | 2587 | 1765 | 1229 | 288 | 182 | 755 | 854 | 406 | 663 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 628 | 662 | 898 | 911 | 1031 | 1040 | 728 | 728 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 463 | 589 | 726 | 726 | 717 | 923 | 923 | 1186 | 46 | 7 | 29 | 32 |
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