Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (26 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 11PM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2777 | 3051 | 2622 | 2472 | 2027 | 1707 | 1420 | 1179 | 1041 | 879 | 757 | 598 | 521 | 447 | 390 | 308 | 295 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:10AM0.76m | 2:18PM0.72m | 2:29AM0.87m | 2:37PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM0.07m | 8:19AM0.05m | 8:12PM0.05m | 8:50AM0.02m | 8:22PM0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2777 | 3051 | 2622 | 2472 | 2027 | 1707 | 1420 | 1179 | 1041 | 879 | 757 | 598 | 521 | 447 | 390 | 308 | 295 | 208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 43 | 60 | 181 | 255 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | 120 | 97 | 106 | 123 | 134 | 107 | 103 | 95 | 87 | 92 | 72 | 51 | 42 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 943 | 1031 | 943 | 928 | 911 | 816 | 263 | 305 | 506 | 166 | 166 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
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