Chinamans surf break

Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 ACST
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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 3AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)121212161515151514141516161515141414141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)558471409683108210681039101198481311231953234420481647148413631048825609537473363291
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:22AM
0.67
1:35PM
0.82
1:46AM
0.64
1:55PM
0.95
2:10AM
0.60
2:20PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:26PM
0.20
7:17AM
0.17
7:59PM
0.11
7:25AM
0.13
8:33PM
0.06
7:38AM
0.08
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-----6:46-------6:47-------6:48--
Sunset-------5:58-------5:55-------5:54
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818181818181817161616151415161514131313151820
Feels °C (?)18171616151516161614141312101314119888111518
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