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Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 08 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 6AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 494 | 433 | 431 | 368 | 422 | 785 | 805 | 666 | 573 | 492 | 483 | 332 | 732 | 1004 | 1184 | 1319 | 1338 | 1292 | 1201 | 1150 | 919 | 809 | 659 | 581 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:21AM 1.17 | 4:14PM 0.33 | 4:59AM 1.09 | 4:50PM 0.35 | 5:34AM 0.97 | 5:36PM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:49AM 0.13 | 9:23PM 0.02 | 12:27PM 0.17 | 9:58PM 0.09 | 1:04PM 0.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 7 |
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