Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 6PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1092 | 1077 | 970 | 874 | 874 | 874 | 1292 | 1230 | 1456 | 1420 | 1039 | 836 | 800 | 963 | 702 | 1174 | 1026 | 834 | 643 | 560 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:46PM0.86m | 4:14AM0.81m | 4:04PM0.76m | 4:43AM0.83m | 4:16PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM0.13m | 10:03PM0.08m | 10:14AM0.18m | 10:15PM0.08m | 10:49AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1092 | 1077 | 970 | 874 | 874 | 874 | 1292 | 1230 | 1456 | 1420 | 1039 | 836 | 668 | 963 | 506 | 1174 | 1026 | 834 | 643 | 560 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 26 | — | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | 54 | 86 | 171 | 368 | 355 | 640 | 800 | 440 | 702 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 40 | 37 | 26 | 43 | 45 | 61 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 166 | 166 | 3 | 3 | 112 | 81 | 81 | 138 | 149 |
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