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Chinamans surf break

Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 15 Mar 2026 ACDT
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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
19.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chinamans today?

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 8PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)--
Afternoon (15 Mar)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (15 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161515141414141313131313131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20511809167113221088869846886731626517509501501501437431369357398392379379392
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
ESE
10
ENE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
S
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		crossoffcross-
off		crossoncross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:22PM
0.38
2:16AM
0.76
3:23PM
0.42
2:36AM
0.80
3:10PM
0.51
2:56AM
0.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:12PM
0.35
9:38AM
0.11
7:55PM
0.25
9:29AM
0.10
8:28PM
0.16
9:27AM
0.08
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-------7:20-------7:22-------7:22
Sunset--7:42-------7:39-------7:38-----
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1551---------------
Temp. °C232421201817151617171717171717171819191717171718
Feels °C (?)202018151515121617171717151515141617161314141515
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