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Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 06 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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 4AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
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) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1719 | 1975 | 1468 | 1279 | 1191 | 1021 | 851 | 695 | 614 | 494 | 448 | 433 | 382 | 368 | 414 | 553 | 748 | 736 | 583 | 492 | 437 | 384 | 453 | 938 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:43AM 1.22 | 3:41PM 0.31 | 4:21AM 1.17 | 4:14PM 0.33 | 4:59AM 1.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:07PM -0.01 | 11:13AM 0.08 | 8:45PM -0.01 | 11:49AM 0.13 | 9:23PM 0.02 | 12:27PM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
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