Chinamans Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Issued: 8 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
17.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 4PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (11 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (11 Jun)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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)
5
5
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
4
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.3
SW
19
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3769
3271
2516
2140
1855
1736
1602
1484
1463
1463
1268
3228
2888
2823
2550
2727
2941
2516
2157
2150
1933
1881
1855
1572
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
35
NW
40
NW
20
W
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:04AM0.82m
9:45PM0.42m
11:44AM0.96m
11:48PM0.37m
12:25PM1.09m
00:46AM0.35m
Low Tide
7:56PM0.41m
3:17AM0.32m
8:04PM0.31m
4:10AM0.28m
8:32PM0.24m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
3
11
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
16
16
18
19
18
18
18
18
19
21
21
21
19
17
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
10
12
13
15
15
13
12
12
9
10
12
12
13
13
11
12
12
9
10
10
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
0.5
N
5
2.3
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
Energy kJ
3769
3271
2516
2140
1855
1736
1602
1484
1463
1463
970
3228
2888
2823
2550
2727
13
2516
1179
1105
1933
1881
1855
1572
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.3
SW
22
1.3
SW
19
0.6
W
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
1.9
W
10
0.4
N
5
1.2
W
9
Energy kJ
11
74
1268
38
89
3
2
666
8
224
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
5
0.3
NNE
5
Energy kJ
14
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
N
4
1
N
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.9
WNW
9
2.4
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
Energy kJ
16
33
43
109
139
144
148
175
91
524
2941
2157
2150
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
3
0
0
3
163
81
81
149
169
167
164
728
728
898
7
138
162
32
32
32
7
7
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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