Chinamans surf break

Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 ACDT
Forecast 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
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Chinamans today?

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 8AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Nov)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (19 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121415141415151514141515151414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)672661603603109213081500175219142328249122962296217319671672140712711064840642552431369
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
35
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21AM
0.92
2:34PM
0.44
2:40AM
0.98
2:55PM
0.42
3:02AM
1.01
3:14PM
0.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:21AM
0.12
7:40PM
0.14
9:45AM
0.09
7:57PM
0.11
10:10AM
0.09
8:15PM
0.10
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise--6:05-------6:05-------6:03-----
Sunset------8:08-------8:09-------8:10-
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414141514131313131313141515121112121315171714
Feels °C (?)111111111087888781111853556911107
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