Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (11 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 11PM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1860 | 4018 | 4544 | 5342 | 5580 | 6811 | 5740 | 5357 | 4938 | 5667 | 4869 | 4869 | 4605 | 4136 | 3827 | 3511 | 3466 | 3511 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:11AM0.35m | 1:53PM1.08m | 2:26AM0.46m | 2:27PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11PM0.13m | 6:22AM0.21m | 9:14PM0.12m | 7:25AM0.15m | 9:24PM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1860 | 4018 | 1050 | 1339 | 1123 | 6811 | 1938 | — | 2664 | 5667 | 2349 | 4869 | 4605 | 4136 | 3827 | 3511 | 3466 | 3511 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 147 | — | — | — | 455 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 399 | 676 | 4544 | 5342 | 5580 | 5550 | 5740 | 5357 | 4938 | 4701 | 4869 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 540 | 540 | 160 | 160 | 540 | 726 | 968 | 738 | 717 | 729 | 162 | 46 | 162 | 163 | 162 | 162 | 717 | 162 |
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