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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 Saturday 02 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 12PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | |
570 | 511 | 464 | 471 | 647 | 1715 | 4468 | 5008 | 5132 | 4744 | 4533 | 3949 | 3478 | 2855 | 2165 | 1849 | 1600 | 1403 | 1463 | 1463 | 1617 | 1389 | 1073 | 1193 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:16PM1.05m | 2:27AM0.52m | 2:38PM1.07m | 2:44AM0.49m | 3:01PM1.07m | 2:58AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.15m | 9:10PM0.13m | 7:41AM0.13m | 9:36PM0.14m | 7:57AM0.12m | 10:02PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 |
 | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | 5:36 |
— | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 |
 kJ | 570 | 511 | 464 | 471 | 485 | 932 | 2171 | 2606 | 3289 | 2940 | 2805 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 10 | 268 | 276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 136 | 158 | 155 | 208 | 647 | 1715 | 4468 | 5008 | 5132 | 4744 | 4533 | 3949 | 3478 | 2855 | 2165 | 1849 | 1600 | 1403 | 1463 | 1463 | 1617 | 1389 | 1073 | 1169 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 164 | 472 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 163 | 162 | 168 | 608 | 607 | 607 | 608 | 608 | 645 | 645 | 645 | 727 | 726 | 728 | 968 | 923 | 816 | 46 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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