Chinamans Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Chinamans 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.6° 

Chinamans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chinamans today (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 1PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (06 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (06 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2.2
SW
17
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2782
2223
1864
1762
1443
1220
933
814
663
537
511
579
640
1059
1691
1646
2683
2790
2726
2326
2548
2578
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SW
25
SW
25
S
30
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:40AM0.76m
11:29AM0.78m
12:33PM0.85m
Low Tide
9:54PM0.06m
9:04PM0.10m
8:31PM0.11m
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cloud
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
Feels °C
10
11
11
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
11
11
10
7
8
7
8
8
8
7
7
5
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