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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 Sunday 03 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 1PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
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 morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | |
4869 | 4736 | 4186 | 4001 | 3501 | 3018 | 2667 | 2310 | 1977 | 1715 | 1438 | 1269 | 1193 | 1151 | 1188 | 1075 | 917 | 772 | 563 | 555 | 451 | 1179 | 1048 | 911 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:38PM1.07m | 2:44AM0.49m | 3:01PM1.07m | 2:58AM0.47m | 3:24PM1.05m | 3:10AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.13m | 9:36PM0.14m | 7:57AM0.12m | 10:02PM0.17m | 8:13AM0.12m | 10:30PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 |
 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | 5:35 |
1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 2939 | 2763 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 669 | 1151 | 1045 | 540 | 917 | 772 | 563 | 555 | 451 | 1179 | 1048 | 911 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 76 | 179 | 268 | 441 | 73 | 118 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 4869 | 4736 | 4186 | 4001 | 3501 | 3018 | 2667 | 2310 | 1977 | 1715 | 1438 | 1269 | 1193 | — | 1188 | 1075 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 472 | 607 | 540 | 668 | 607 | 645 | 645 | 645 | 662 | 728 | 726 | 728 | 729 | 46 | 162 | 168 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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