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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 2 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 ACSTForecast 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 6AM is: 1.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
1944 | 1988 | 1781 | 2714 | 2683 | 2285 | 2129 | 1875 | 1983 | 1685 | 1643 | 1279 | 1212 | 1196 | 1212 | 1212 | 1077 | 1063 | 957 | 886 | 886 | 726 | 726 | 736 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:12AM0.63m | 1:05PM0.70m | 00:50AM0.62m | 1:18PM0.82m | 1:20AM0.60m | 1:35PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM0.23m | 7:13PM0.29m | 6:44AM0.21m | 7:47PM0.21m | 6:56AM0.18m | 8:17PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 1944 | 1988 | 1781 | 2714 | 2683 | 2285 | 2129 | 1875 | 1983 | 1685 | 1643 | 1279 | 1212 | 1196 | 1212 | 1212 | 1077 | 1063 | 957 | 886 | 886 | 726 | 726 | 736 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 680 | 591 | 609 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | 31 | 45 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 3 |
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