Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 6PM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 975 | 754 | 2007 | 745 | 1082 | 1314 | 1707 | 2185 | 2208 | 2169 | 2232 | 2667 | 3009 | 3148 | 3373 | 3171 | 3603 | 3253 | 3661 | 3952 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:39PM0.69m | 4:12AM0.91m | 3:51PM0.59m | 4:43AM0.92m | 3:53PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM0.12m | 9:37PM0.04m | 10:33AM0.18m | 9:47PM0.02m | 11:12AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 975 | 754 | 268 | 745 | 1082 | 1314 | 1707 | 2185 | 2208 | 2169 | 774 | 774 | 934 | 726 | 886 | 1657 | 3603 | 3253 | 3661 | 3952 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 387 | 316 | 382 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | SW 18 | NNW 4 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 383 | 4 | 311 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | W 6 | SW 17 | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 64 | 2007 | 24 | — | — | 25 | 22 | 57 | 21 | 2232 | 2667 | 3009 | 3148 | 3373 | 3171 | 3051 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 160 | 32 | 7 | 160 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 726 | 505 | 506 | 1186 | 1189 | 745 | 32 | 7 |
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