Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 12AM is: 3.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1531 | 5558 | 7740 | 9270 | 8212 | 6886 | 5673 | 5155 | 3544 | 2803 | 2295 | 2065 | 1308 | 1402 | 1340 | 1482 | 4677 | 4103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:25PM0.97m | 2:55AM0.27m | 1:14PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18PM0.14m | 9:24PM0.14m | 4:16AM0.27m | 9:11PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 1531 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 5155 | 3544 | 2803 | 2295 | 2065 | 1308 | 1402 | 1340 | 1482 | 742 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 9 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 1420 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 497 | 199 | — | 710 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 148 | 289 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | NNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | WSW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | — | 5558 | 7740 | 9270 | 8212 | 6886 | 5673 | 4549 | — | — | 5 | 28 | 77 | 106 | 114 | 83 | 4677 | 4103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 332 | 332 | 704 | 728 | 717 | 729 | 943 | 738 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 160 | 726 | 540 | 540 | 668 | 1034 |
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