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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 9 am Thursday 04 Dec 2025 ACDTForecast 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
16.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 2PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am December 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 862 | 778 | 755 | 1053 | 878 | 430 | 423 | 465 | 471 | 1271 | 1162 | 1286 | 838 | 718 | 706 | 645 | 656 | 812 | 1065 | 1341 | 2004 | 1972 | 1643 | 1417 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:08PM 0.31 | 2:27AM 1.16 | 2:40PM 0.30 | 3:04AM 1.21 | 3:11PM 0.30 | 3:43AM 1.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:26AM 0.09 | 6:51PM 0.08 | 10:01AM 0.05 | 7:29PM 0.03 | 10:37AM 0.06 | 8:07PM -0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sun 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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