Chinamans surf break

Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 ACST
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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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chinamans today?

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 6AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (15 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131313141313121212161515151514141516161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18320845166176973455847140968310821068103910119848139241953218520751669138212551048
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
0
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffoffoffoffglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:57AM
0.68
1:24PM
0.68
1:22AM
0.67
1:35PM
0.82
1:46AM
0.64
1:55PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
0.19
7:26PM
0.20
7:17AM
0.17
7:59PM
0.11
7:25AM
0.13
8:33PM
0.06
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise---6:45-------6:46-------6:47----
Sunset-----5:59-------5:58-------5:55--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151515151717181818181818181817171615151415161514
Feels °C (?)15151414161618181717161515161615151312111213109
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