Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 9PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 729 | 783 | 773 | 763 | 1048 | 1297 | 1158 | 1165 | 1014 | 989 | 1149 | 1105 | 1216 | 1096 | 1068 | 949 | 1244 | 1402 | 1505 | 1638 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:55PM0.59m | 3:17AM1.01m | 3:11PM0.51m | 3:46AM1.03m | 3:21PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34PM-0.01m | 9:56AM0.06m | 8:48PM-0.04m | 10:32AM0.13m | 9:02PM-0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 20 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NNW 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 729 | 40 | 773 | 763 | 1048 | 1297 | 1158 | 1165 | 1014 | 989 | 1149 | 1105 | 1216 | 1096 | 1068 | 949 | 1244 | 50 | 1079 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | N 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | SW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 51 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 90 | 783 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1402 | 1505 | 1638 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 540 | 546 | 46 | 32 |
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