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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 pm Thursday 21 Aug 2025 ACST
How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 2AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1205 | 1314 | 1435 | 1463 | 2003 | 2687 | 3222 | 5326 | 2982 | 2907 | 2422 | 2525 | 2906 | 2942 | 2754 | 2562 | 2247 | 1956 | 1665 | 1487 | 1211 | 951 | 790 | 832 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:22AM 0.37 | 1:51PM 1.00 | 2:28AM 0.46 | 2:20PM 1.00 | 2:44AM 0.56 | 2:46PM 0.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:04PM 0.12 | 6:33AM 0.23 | 9:06PM 0.11 | 7:26AM 0.17 | 9:14PM 0.10 | 8:07AM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Yorke Peninsula
Continuing clean conditions at Chinamans (light winds from the NNW at Stenhouse Bay 5 km from Chinamans). 1.4m 15s groundswell from the SW with a 0.4m 7s swell from the WNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 47 min ago
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