Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 8PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 946 | 851 | 677 | 645 | 624 | 494 | 478 | 469 | 420 | 427 | 389 | 338 | 338 | 203 | 228 | 637 | 721 | 745 | 1291 | 1595 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:59AM0.84m | 12:49PM0.90m | 1:24PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.23m | 9:39PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 946 | 12 | 677 | 645 | 624 | 494 | 478 | 469 | 420 | 427 | 389 | 338 | 338 | 194 | 224 | 637 | 721 | 212 | 572 | 936 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | 26 | 26 | 25 | 41 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 109 | 137 | 112 | 203 | 228 | 290 | — | 88 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 851 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 74 | 140 | 745 | 1291 | 1595 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 546 | 546 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 160 | 472 | 645 | 162 | 7 |
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