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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 8 am Saturday 23 May 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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 1PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
588 | 511 | 431 | 411 | 352 | 310 | 310 | 335 | 319 | 314 | 407 | 224 | 174 | 352 | 450 | 510 | 477 | 412 | 362 | 291 | 365 | 355 | 581 | 410 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 4:57AM0.40m | 5:51PM0.84m | 6:39PM0.70m | 12:10PM0.58m | 8:30PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM0.30m | 2:23AM0.36m | 3:34AM0.36m | 4:33PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 |
 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | 5:20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 5 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 588 | 511 | 431 | 411 | 352 | 310 | 310 | 335 | 319 | 314 | 52 | 224 | 174 | 352 | 450 | 510 | 477 | 412 | 362 | 273 | 147 | 355 | 581 | 410 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 4 | — | — | E 4 | N 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 9 | S 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 25 | 13 | — | 25 | 69 | 98 | 211 | 291 | 365 | 119 | 2 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | SW 18 | — | SSW 19 | SW 20 | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | 36 | 15 | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | N 4 | NE 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 57 | 51 | 26 | 35 | 75 | 407 | 153 | 114 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 112 | 79 | 79 | 85 | 112 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 78 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
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