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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 Sunday 24 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 10PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | |
268 | 449 | 429 | 268 | 551 | 722 | 558 | 377 | 337 | 295 | 365 | 355 | 667 | 304 | 392 | 392 | 398 | 581 | 459 | 459 | 447 | 384 | 404 | 290 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:39PM0.70m | 12:10PM0.58m | 8:30PM0.58m | 11:57AM0.71m | 10:56PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.36m | 4:33PM0.56m | 4:18AM0.34m | 6:51PM0.45m | 4:50AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — |
 | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 132 | 449 | 429 | 268 | 551 | 722 | 558 | 377 | 337 | 261 | 188 | 355 | 667 | 304 | 392 | 392 | 398 | 581 | 459 | 459 | 447 | 384 | 404 | 290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 268 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 35 | 31 | 98 | 211 | 295 | 365 | 127 | 65 | 64 | 103 | 132 | 173 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 18 | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 4 | 12 | 8 | 12 | — | 25 | 69 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | N 4 | — | N 4 | N 4 | E 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 159 | 9 | — | 9 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 44 | 70 | 63 | 125 | 109 | 51 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 43 | 78 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 717 |
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