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Chinamans Surf Forecast
/ SA – Yorke Peninsula (14 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 8PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 560 | 560 | 1726 | 2151 | 2427 | 2267 | 2427 | 2219 | 2256 | 2387 | 2507 | 2418 | 2451 | 2248 | 2132 | 1985 | 1878 | 1743 | 1878 | 1982 | 2200 | 2708 | 2498 | 1947 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:56PM 0.80 | 2:30AM 0.44 | 5:23PM 0.72 | 6:01PM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:53PM 0.41 | 9:20AM 0.10 | 9:07AM 0.14 | 8:34AM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
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