Chinamans Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Issued: 8 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
16.7° 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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 5AM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)10ft (3.0m)18s
Afternoon (19 Jun)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (19 Jun)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
22
1.7
WSW
21
2.2
SW
20
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
228
2612
3525
5530
6150
5682
4541
4235
4043
3715
3212
2702
2444
2119
1761
1547
1254
1034
1048
953
844
746
736
706
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
35
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
3:49PM1.20m
4:01AM0.47m
4:26PM1.10m
4:51AM0.52m
4:59PM0.98m
5:51AM0.56m
Low Tide
11:14PM0.23m
9:03AM0.20m
11:44PM0.26m
9:50AM0.29m
00:12AM0.28m
10:41AM0.39m
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
5
5
4
7
6
6
6
3
5
5
5
6
8
7
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
12
0.8
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.8
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.4
WSW
11
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
118
36
10
388
881
1174
1388
425
3715
3212
2702
2444
2119
1761
1547
1254
1034
1048
953
844
746
736
706
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
22
0.6
SW
20
0.1
NE
6
1
SW
17
0.1
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
Energy kJ
227
338
1
573
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
22
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
118
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
6
1.7
WSW
21
2.2
SW
20
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
228
2612
3525
5530
6150
5682
4541
4235
4043
2954
7
10
7
6
7
7
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
472
472
610
645
463
540
726
717
32
717
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
19
7
7
7
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Chinamans surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest