Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 6PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1185 | 1374 | 1185 | 988 | 671 | 575 | 1133 | 823 | 1433 | 1273 | 603 | 572 | 893 | 846 | 908 | 788 | 591 | 504 | 521 | 444 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:36PM0.82m | 2:51AM0.82m | 2:58PM0.75m | 3:15AM0.88m | 3:16PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.04m | 9:00AM0.04m | 8:56PM0.02m | 9:32AM0.06m | 9:08PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1185 | 1374 | 1185 | 988 | 671 | 393 | 1133 | 823 | 917 | 4 | 603 | 572 | 322 | 211 | 241 | 788 | 114 | 197 | 521 | 293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 17 | E 4 | N 5 | ENE 4 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | — | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 387 | 575 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 15 | 37 | 95 | 53 | 80 | 252 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 252 | 249 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 3 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 7 | 39 | 70 | 31 | 4 | 1433 | 1273 | 43 | 43 | 893 | 846 | 908 | 36 | 591 | 504 | — | 444 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 81 | 11 | 7 | 138 | 7 | 160 | 46 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 46 | 138 | 138 | 46 | 160 |
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