Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 7PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3098 | 2513 | 2157 | 1785 | 1460 | 1441 | 1343 | 1486 | 1567 | 1983 | 2109 | 1970 | 1899 | 1685 | 1643 | 1474 | 1200 | 1265 | 1185 | 1082 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:43PM0.90m | 2:08AM0.60m | 2:11PM0.87m | 2:29AM0.72m | 2:36PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.08m | 7:47AM0.09m | 8:34PM0.06m | 8:25AM0.05m | 8:44PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 3098 | 2513 | 2157 | 1785 | 1460 | 1441 | 1343 | 1486 | 1567 | 1983 | 2109 | 1970 | 1899 | 1685 | 1643 | 1474 | 1200 | 1265 | 1185 | 1082 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | S 25 | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
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