Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (09 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 6PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm June 09). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, near gales from the N by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
516 | 1123 | 1082 | 1265 | 1200 | 1220 | 2317 | 2423 | 2457 | 4959 | 5368 | 5115 | 4585 | 4263 | 3769 | 3314 | 2550 | 2140 | 1855 | 1736 | 1484 | 1382 | 1255 | 1255 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:49PM0.66m | 10:19AM0.67m | 11:04AM0.82m | 9:45PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11AM0.54m | 1:52AM0.36m | 2:30AM0.35m | 7:56PM0.41m | 3:17AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | |
— | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | N 5 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
499 | 1123 | 1082 | 1265 | 1200 | 1220 | 1512 | 8 | 2457 | 4959 | 5368 | 5115 | 4585 | 4263 | 3769 | 3314 | 2550 | 2140 | 1855 | 1736 | 1484 | 1382 | 1255 | 1255 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 8 | W 9 | E 5 | — | N 6 | N 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 |
516 | 22 | 24 | 2 | — | 41 | 16 | 475 | 726 | 905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 79 | 358 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
34 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | W 10 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
236 | 236 | 236 | 210 | 284 | 470 | 2317 | 2423 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 51 | 55 | 104 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 480 | 169 | 167 | 728 | 866 | 911 | 168 | 162 | 726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 81 | 81 | 164 | 160 |
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