Chinamans surf break

Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 13 May 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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chinamans today?

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 10PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)--
Afternoon (13 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (13 May)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
1
2
0
1
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.3
SW
19
1.7
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
144
109
108
106
100
163
251
1228
1761
1816
1750
1552
1314
1164
988
936
833
726
612
586
686
874
947
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
35
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:23PM0.70m
00:01AM0.55m
12:32PM0.85m
00:41AM0.52m
12:55PM1.00m
1:13AM0.49m
Low Tide
6:52PM0.37m
5:37AM0.30m
7:28PM0.26m
5:52AM0.25m
8:04PM0.18m
6:14AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
20
21
22
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
18
17
18
18
19
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
19
20
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
17
16
14
14
14
15
11
12
12
12
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
16
1.3
SW
19
1.7
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
151
144
109
108
106
100
93
251
1228
1761
1816
1750
1552
1314
1164
988
936
833
726
612
586
686
874
947
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SW
21
0.7
WSW
14
0.3
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
15
5
13
50
47
93
163
154
183
5
9
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
7
0.1
S
6
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
15
2
1
34
59
71
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
N
4
0.6
NNE
4
1.3
N
5
1.3
N
6
1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
3
5
8
6
7
22
20
28
26
28
13
78
101
50
34
25
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
Distance (km)
3
3
3
13
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
3
3
0
3
3
79
79
81
81
81
81
0
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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