Chinamans Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Chinamans 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.2° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 5PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)8ft (2.4m)18s
Afternoon (08 Jul)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
18
2.4
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.1
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3603
3483
2947
2355
1978
1685
1420
1248
962
757
710
1837
1591
1675
1613
1581
1339
1232
1154
962
949
757
606
598
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:51AM0.71m
5:04PM0.64m
8:06AM0.78m
9:43AM0.87m
Low Tide
12:23PM0.52m
00:07AM0.25m
00:21AM0.23m
00:38AM0.23m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
10
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
7
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