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Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 ACDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Chinamans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 7PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 1050 | 917 | 824 | 678 | 590 | 463 | 448 | 349 | 264 | 259 | 217 | 182 | 145 | 97 | 96 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 104 | 103 | 164 | 153 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:32AM 0.34 | 1:08AM 0.76 | 1:24PM 0.33 | 1:34AM 0.85 | 2:09PM 0.32 | 2:01AM 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:49PM 0.27 | 9:15AM 0.26 | 5:33PM 0.26 | 9:29AM 0.20 | 6:12PM 0.24 | 9:48AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 27 |
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