Chinamans 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Issued: 9 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is

17.1°C

Chinamans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Chinamans today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 4PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).
	Thursday 5						Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	4	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	963	840	840	819	1021	846	809	721	1871	1958	2150	2708	2801	2724	2462	2027	1841	1637	1285	1069	976	878	710	629	546
Wind (km/h)	SW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			12:37PM0.55m					1:42AM0.66m			1:23PM0.53m					1:56AM0.79m				1:57PM0.51m				2:15AM0.90m
Low Tide	7:09AM0.36m				7:03PM0.19m					7:57AM0.25m			7:13PM0.16m					8:33AM0.16m			7:28PM0.13m


	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—
	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	7:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	14	13	13	12	12	13	14	15	14	12	11	12	12
Feels °C	10	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	7	6	5	4	5	6	8	9	6	5	3	5	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	963	840	840	819	591	846	809	721	1871	1958	2150	2708	2801	2724	2462	2027	1841	1637	1285	1069	976	878	710	629	546
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	45	148	99	98	206	304	459	546	310	581	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	SW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	70	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	W 4	SW 15	—	—	—	SSW 14	S 3	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	1021	—	—	—	—	—	9	2404	—	—	—	1127	8	14	6	8	16	45	41	37	45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Chinamans SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Port Fairy (East Beach) VIC - Far West	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Salmon Hole SA - Yorke Peninsula	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trespassers SA - Yorke Peninsula	Sandy Creek SA - Kangaroo Island
Rating (10 max)	2	4	2	3	4	2	2	2	2	3	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	1	3	5	5	2	4
Distance (km)	7	0	7	138	717	7	7	7	7	7	7	546	738	589	717	32	32	46	32	1272	29	1031	1031	19	78
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula	Spits	Chinamans	Rhino Head			Spits	Spits	A-Bay (Willyama Bay)	A-Bay (Willyama Bay)	Rhino Head	Rhino Head					Spits	Spits		Spits		Daly Heads			Daly Heads
Rating (10 max)	3	4	2			3	3	2	2	3	3					4	4		4		3			3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	The Farm NSW - Illawarra	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Hanson Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Port Fairy (East Beach) VIC - Far West	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Kingston Norfolk Island	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	3	4	3	4	5	5	4	4	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5	5

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