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Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 16 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 217 | 182 | 145 | 97 | 96 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 104 | 103 | 164 | 155 | 126 | 103 | 203 | 198 | 198 | 93 | 273 | 295 | 335 | 431 | 600 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:34AM 0.85 | 2:09PM 0.32 | 2:01AM 0.92 | 2:38PM 0.32 | 2:28AM 0.97 | 3:00PM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:33PM 0.26 | 9:29AM 0.20 | 6:12PM 0.24 | 9:48AM 0.16 | 6:48PM 0.21 | 10:09AM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
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