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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 8 am Friday 01 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 12PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 01). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
833 | 821 | 821 | 726 | 706 | 666 | 579 | 570 | 1366 | 570 | 588 | 583 | 799 | 2930 | 3172 | 3448 | 5510 | 4249 | 3819 | 3416 | 3145 | 2783 | 2715 | 2618 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:55PM1.00m | 2:07AM0.55m | 2:16PM1.05m | 2:27AM0.52m | 2:38PM1.07m | 2:44AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM0.16m | 8:44PM0.13m | 7:25AM0.15m | 9:10PM0.13m | 7:41AM0.13m | 9:36PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 |
 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | 5:37 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 833 | 821 | 821 | 726 | 706 | 666 | 579 | 570 | 261 | 570 | 588 | 471 | 464 | 1590 | 1831 | 1933 | 3680 | 2197 | 1502 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SW 14 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | 17 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 264 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | WNW 13 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 75 | 75 | 75 | 59 | 47 | 78 | 53 | 91 | 1366 | 316 | 427 | 583 | 799 | 2930 | 3172 | 3448 | 5510 | 4249 | 3819 | 3416 | 3145 | 2783 | 2715 | 2618 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 149 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 480 | 662 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 607 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 645 | 540 | 726 |
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