Chinamans Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Chinamans 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.7° 

Chinamans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chinamans today (28 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 7PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
384
308
295
255
781
854
767
739
729
783
773
773
1048
1282
1158
1065
1109
1194
1149
1200
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
30
N
25
W
5
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
SW
5
SE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:37PM0.66m
2:51AM0.96m
2:55PM0.59m
3:17AM1.01m
3:11PM0.51m
Low Tide
8:22PM0.02m
9:23AM0.02m
8:34PM-0.01m
9:56AM0.06m
8:48PM-0.04m
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
22
22
23
23
23
22
23
27
19
19
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
12
18
17
17
17
16
15
16
21
15
19
15
15
16
16
15
16
17
18
18
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