
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 7PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
488 | 669 | 721 | 663 | 579 | 557 | 579 | 455 | 1732 | 2622 | 3125 | 3433 | 3770 | 3496 | 2770 | 2702 | 2506 | 2035 | 1572 | 3473 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:23AM0.48m | 12:40PM0.57m | 2:57AM0.47m | 1:14PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM0.16m | 7:02AM0.48m | 8:21PM0.18m | 7:23AM0.38m | 7:59PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 |
488 | 669 | 374 | 663 | 579 | 557 | 579 | 374 | 1732 | 2622 | 3125 | 3433 | 3770 | 3496 | 2770 | 2702 | 2506 | 2035 | 1572 | 3473 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 16 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | SW 21 | SW 19 | — |
22 | 87 | 22 | 118 | 162 | 115 | 306 | 306 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 617 | 1195 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 455 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 13 | SSW 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
44 | 65 | 721 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 540 | 546 | 32 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 81 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 0 |
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