Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (08 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 11PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2404 | 2241 | 2404 | 2825 | 3152 | 6632 | 5887 | 5921 | 5435 | 5185 | 4553 | 4209 | 3756 | 3293 | 3098 | 2692 | 2352 | 1761 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:08AM0.36m | 1:12PM0.89m | 1:56AM0.47m | 1:43PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM0.11m | 6:00AM0.26m | 8:23PM0.10m | 7:02AM0.17m | 8:25PM0.08m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1155 | 2241 | 2404 | 2825 | 3152 | 6632 | 5887 | 5921 | 5435 | 5185 | 4553 | 4209 | 3756 | 3293 | 3098 | 2692 | 2352 | 1761 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 372 | 2275 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 2404 | 22 | 30 | 83 | 72 | 58 | 50 | 43 | 35 | 46 | 47 | 33 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 546 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1189 | 1189 | 1202 | 1481 | 1836 | 1233 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
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