Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (19 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 7PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 522 | 871 | 875 | 940 | 1129 | 886 | 788 | 911 | 1045 | 1343 | 1382 | 1307 | 1006 | 905 | 821 | 796 | 688 | 590 | 465 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:36PM0.90m | 5:25AM0.72m | 4:53PM0.77m | 6:08AM0.75m | 4:58PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM0.27m | 11:14PM0.19m | 10:59AM0.36m | 11:28PM0.20m | 11:50AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 172 | 522 | 871 | 875 | 940 | 1129 | 886 | 788 | 911 | 1045 | 1343 | 1382 | 1307 | 1006 | 905 | 821 | 796 | 688 | 590 | 465 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | 224 | 144 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 37 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NW 7 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | W 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 67 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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