Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 9PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3603 | 3306 | 3952 | 3952 | 4264 | 4490 | 4547 | 4272 | 3876 | 3288 | 3062 | 2814 | 2048 | 3950 | 5517 | 5025 | 3368 | 3038 | 4193 | 3495 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:53PM0.51m | 5:20AM0.90m | 3:32PM0.45m | 6:08AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.26m | 9:58PM0.00m | 12:03PM0.37m | 10:08PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | |  | | | | |  |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 3603 | 3306 | 3952 | 3952 | 4264 | 4490 | 4547 | 4272 | 3876 | 3288 | 3062 | 2814 | 2048 | 874 | — | — | 557 | 499 | 4193 | 3495 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | NW 4 | W 5 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 2895 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 27 | 8 | 131 | 3950 | 5517 | 5025 | 3368 | 3038 | 3446 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1209 | 738 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 163 | 81 | 0 | 645 | 728 | 728 | 1031 | 1095 | 1204 | 1196 | 729 | 506 |
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