Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 8PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 495 | 424 | 411 | 405 | 357 | 295 | 248 | 200 | 440 | 422 | 440 | 466 | 590 | 573 | 605 | 1081 | 1896 | 3001 | 3157 | 3051 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:18PM0.77m | 1:51AM0.55m | 1:38PM0.77m | 1:57AM0.65m | 1:58PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.11m | 7:19AM0.17m | 8:01PM0.10m | 7:49AM0.10m | 8:05PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 17 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 495 | 424 | 411 | 405 | 357 | 295 | 248 | 200 | 440 | 422 | 440 | 466 | 590 | 573 | 586 | 503 | 1896 | 3001 | 3157 | 3051 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 41 | 66 | 118 | 174 | 22 | 87 | 136 | 239 | 290 | 441 | 605 | 1081 | 424 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | W 4 | S 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 22 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 32 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 305 | 46 | 46 | 1246 | 943 | 1034 |
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