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Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
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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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 10PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | |
767 | 528 | 590 | 965 | 1036 | 1247 | 1339 | 1266 | 1155 | 969 | 777 | 603 | 473 | 367 | 324 | 295 | 434 | 398 | 386 | 380 | 374 | 374 | 488 | 562 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:32PM1.07m | 3:27AM0.38m | 5:12PM0.95m | 2:31AM0.37m | 6:00PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.29m | 9:17AM0.05m | 1:38AM0.37m | 9:25AM0.12m | 8:51AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | |
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 |
15 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
767 | 528 | 590 | 965 | 1036 | 1247 | 1339 | 1266 | 1155 | 969 | 777 | 603 | 473 | 367 | 324 | 295 | 434 | 398 | 386 | 380 | 374 | 374 | 488 | 451 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SE 4 | WSW 12 | E 3 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | E 4 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
7 | 15 | 36 | 16 | — | — | — | 3 | 57 | 1 | 175 | 248 | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 71 | 70 | 133 | 293 | 314 | 304 | 562 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | SW 21 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
1 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
29 | — | 9 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 46 | 7 | 263 | 29 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 81 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 11 | 79 | 74 |
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