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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 2 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 ACST
How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 5PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 383 | 455 | 904 | 769 | 694 | 614 | 585 | 1059 | 1547 | 960 | 1829 | 2515 | 4302 | 3827 | 3246 | 3095 | 3584 | 3056 | 2573 | 2498 | 2405 | 2171 | 2140 | 1942 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:34PM 0.79 | 2:12AM 0.40 | 1:09PM 0.82 | 1:58AM 0.49 | 1:37PM 0.83 | 2:05AM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:20PM 0.10 | 6:18AM 0.28 | 8:14PM 0.09 | 7:07AM 0.19 | 8:16PM 0.08 | 7:43AM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Yorke Peninsula
The wind is still offshore at Chinamans (moderate winds from the N at Stenhouse Bay 5 km from Chinamans). 1.1m 12s groundswell from the SW to make surfable waves.
Actual: 58 min ago
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