Chinamans Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Chinamans 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 10PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
1
3
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
15
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2354
2361
1977
1647
1370
1930
2204
1788
793
803
1239
2212
2359
2208
1704
1580
1647
2913
2770
2668
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
4:16PM0.57m
5:43AM0.79m
3:52PM0.52m
6:19AM0.74m
1:59PM0.52m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.34m
10:31PM0.11m
12:00PM0.43m
10:32PM0.12m
1:14PM0.52m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
7
8
9
9
9
10
7
8
10
10
9
9
8
9
9
10
9
10
11
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