Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 10PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 757 | 1045 | 1229 | 1382 | 1307 | 1006 | 905 | 821 | 796 | 629 | 590 | 520 | 463 | 464 | 254 | 804 | 961 | 899 | 1336 | 1735 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:53PM0.77m | 6:08AM0.75m | 4:58PM0.66m | 6:59AM0.76m | 4:25PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59AM0.36m | 11:28PM0.20m | 11:50AM0.45m | 11:38PM0.21m | 1:03PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 757 | 1045 | 1229 | 1382 | 1307 | 1006 | 905 | 821 | 796 | 629 | 590 | 520 | 463 | 57 | 254 | 121 | 69 | 110 | 451 | 1735 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 34 | 34 | 106 | 55 | — | 54 | 55 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 464 | 32 | 804 | 961 | 899 | 1336 | 1580 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 160 | 162 | 726 | 717 | 717 | 717 | 546 |
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