Chinamans surf break

Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 19 Feb 2026 ACDT
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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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Chinamans today?

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 1AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (20 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (20 Feb)5ft (1.6m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
2
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131414141515151414141313131313131212121313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)103712151480164919101910167214071368924792628560495437424392423437466520581581838
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
S
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
5
ENE
5
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
25
SSW
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:22AM
0.86
4:42PM
0.74
4:41AM
0.77
5:07PM
0.81
4:58AM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:04PM
0.05
10:41AM
0.02
10:38PM
0.05
10:50AM
0.00
11:15PM
0.09
11:01AM
-0.01
Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise----6:58--------7:00-------7:01--
Sunset8:13-------8:12-------8:09-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------11-1-
Temp. °C191817171819202122181717182123242221222020201918
Feels °C (?)181614151719181819161414151923242021221920201713
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