Chinamans Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Chinamans 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.0° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • 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 9AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s
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 Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
5
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1082
1314
1832
2185
2208
2169
2358
2667
3009
3148
3420
3009
3788
3467
3900
3952
4264
4433
4547
4272
3697
3455
3062
2983
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
35
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:12AM0.91m
3:51PM0.59m
4:43AM0.92m
3:53PM0.51m
5:20AM0.90m
3:32PM0.45m
Low Tide
9:37PM0.04m
10:33AM0.18m
9:47PM0.02m
11:12AM0.26m
9:58PM0.00m
12:03PM0.37m
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:04
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
17
17
16
Feels °C
10
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
8
8
8
10
11
10
9
8
10
8
11
12
10
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