Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 6PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1567 | 1829 | 2109 | 1970 | 1899 | 1685 | 1643 | 1474 | 1185 | 1265 | 1185 | 988 | 671 | 575 | 1026 | 823 | 1785 | 1826 | 1507 | 1162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 2:11PM0.87m | 2:29AM0.72m | 2:36PM0.82m | 2:51AM0.82m | 2:58PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34PM0.06m | 8:25AM0.05m | 8:44PM0.04m | 9:00AM0.04m | 8:56PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NE 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1567 | 1829 | 2109 | 1970 | 1899 | 1685 | 1643 | 1474 | 1185 | 1265 | 1185 | 988 | 671 | 398 | 1026 | 823 | 1 | 906 | 773 | 344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 17 | ENE 4 | — | N 5 | NE 4 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 387 | 575 | 3 | — | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 8 | — | 7 | 31 | 71 | 60 | 59 | 1785 | 1826 | 1507 | 1162 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 149 | 3 | 81 | 160 | 372 | 372 | 372 |
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