Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 8PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2208 | 2169 | 2358 | 2667 | 3009 | 2967 | 3099 | 2903 | 2895 | 3306 | 3952 | 4209 | 4376 | 4777 | 4547 | 4272 | 3455 | 3102 | 2888 | 2329 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:51PM0.59m | 4:43AM0.92m | 3:53PM0.51m | 5:20AM0.90m | 3:32PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.18m | 9:47PM0.02m | 11:12AM0.26m | 9:58PM0.00m | 12:03PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 2208 | 2169 | 2358 | 934 | 934 | 1665 | 886 | 1536 | 1581 | 3306 | 3952 | 4209 | 4376 | 4777 | 4547 | 4272 | 3455 | 3102 | 2888 | 2329 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 34 | 45 | 2667 | 3009 | 2967 | 3099 | 2903 | 2895 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 47 | 28 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 540 | 168 | 540 | 168 | 726 | 506 | 506 | 1202 | 506 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 163 | 81 | 645 | 645 |
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