Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 9PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 241 | 308 | 314 | 205 | 233 | 367 | 822 | 1098 | 1305 | 1498 | 1650 | 1571 | 1460 | 1288 | 1059 | 857 | 742 | 581 | 540 | 458 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:30PM0.43m | 3:57AM1.14m | 3:48PM0.38m | 4:30AM1.12m | 4:02PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM-0.04m | 11:01AM0.06m | 9:10PM-0.06m | 11:41AM0.13m | 9:32PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 241 | 308 | 123 | 205 | 233 | 367 | 822 | 1098 | 1305 | 1498 | 1650 | 1571 | 1460 | 1288 | 1059 | 857 | 742 | 581 | 540 | 458 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | SW 4 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | E 5 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 6 | 49 | 118 | 107 | 82 | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SE 3 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | 273 | 314 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 29 | 95 | 58 | 47 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 738 | 46 | 540 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 81 | 149 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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