Chinamans Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Chinamans 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.8° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 12PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
0
5
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4774
5374
3401
3527
4155
4021
3781
3278
2782
2223
1864
1762
1558
1325
933
744
600
480
511
579
640
1059
Wind (km/h)
50
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:08AM0.84m
7:40AM0.76m
11:29AM0.78m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.02m
9:54PM0.06m
9:04PM0.10m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
12
10
Feels °C
3
3
3
4
5
8
8
10
10
11
11
11
9
9
8
10
10
10
10
11
7
6
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