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Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
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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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 11AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
874 | 886 | 886 | 802 | 726 | 746 | 859 | 936 | 833 | 899 | 899 | 886 | 780 | 666 | 579 | 570 | 511 | 1028 | 526 | 560 | 1728 | 2521 | 3022 | 3309 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:35PM0.92m | 1:45AM0.57m | 1:55PM1.00m | 2:07AM0.55m | 2:16PM1.05m | 2:27AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56AM0.18m | 8:17PM0.16m | 7:10AM0.16m | 8:44PM0.13m | 7:25AM0.15m | 9:10PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | |
— | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | 5:37 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 |
874 | 886 | 886 | 802 | 726 | 746 | 859 | 936 | 833 | 899 | 899 | 886 | 780 | 666 | 579 | 570 | 511 | 74 | 526 | 478 | 691 | — | 1659 | 1777 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | ENE 4 | N 5 | W 7 | NE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 257 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 35 | 48 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 5 | WSW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 35 | 43 | 70 | 73 | 88 | 74 | 49 | 37 | 56 | 90 | 17 | 31 | 1028 | 207 | 560 | 1728 | 2521 | 3022 | 3309 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 79 | 79 | 74 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 149 | 81 | 81 | 138 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 3 | 480 | 480 | 472 | 163 | 160 |
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