Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 8PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1155 | 1141 | 603 | 1042 | 485 | 846 | 822 | 788 | 591 | 573 | 504 | 1221 | 1347 | 2352 | 2421 | 2457 | 2562 | 2527 | 2544 | 2391 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:58PM0.75m | 3:15AM0.88m | 3:16PM0.68m | 3:39AM0.92m | 3:32PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56PM0.02m | 9:32AM0.06m | 9:08PM0.02m | 10:02AM0.10m | 9:19PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 603 | 344 | 485 | 211 | 59 | 788 | 114 | 197 | 504 | 148 | 208 | 2352 | 1565 | 2457 | 2562 | 2527 | 2544 | 2391 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 4 | — | — | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 37 | 95 | 53 | 224 | 252 | 88 | 306 | — | 719 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 252 | 249 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 5 | WSW 15 | WSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SSE 4 | S 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1155 | 1141 | 42 | 1042 | 45 | 846 | 822 | 33 | 591 | 573 | — | 1221 | 1347 | 1895 | 2421 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 373 | 7 | 85 | 85 | 138 | 11 | 361 | 138 | 162 | 138 | 160 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 46 |
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