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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 pm Tuesday 12 May 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 7PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 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 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | |
151 | 154 | 145 | 264 | 203 | 123 | 155 | 155 | 151 | 113 | 109 | 108 | 106 | 100 | 163 | 251 | 1228 | 1610 | 1837 | 1611 | 1571 | 1438 | 1281 | 1001 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:00PM0.57m | 11:02PM0.57m | 12:23PM0.70m | 00:01AM0.55m | 12:32PM0.85m | 00:41AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.49m | 5:32AM0.33m | 6:52PM0.37m | 5:37AM0.30m | 7:28PM0.26m | 5:52AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 151 | 149 | 145 | 264 | 203 | 123 | 155 | 155 | 151 | 113 | 109 | 108 | 106 | 100 | 93 | 251 | 1228 | 1610 | 1837 | 1611 | 1571 | 1438 | 1281 | 1001 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 87 | 154 | 84 | 42 | 43 | 68 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 47 | 93 | 163 | 154 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | S 20 | SW 7 | S 6 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 59 | 71 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 7 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 79 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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