Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 7PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 01). 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 (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2140 | 2296 | 2568 | 2078 | 1901 | 1728 | 1456 | 1384 | 2727 | 2634 | 2513 | 4161 | 4405 | 4139 | 3352 | 2643 | 2458 | 2035 | 1749 | 1319 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:28PM1.00m | 3:52AM0.63m | 3:48PM0.94m | 4:17AM0.69m | 4:06PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14PM0.15m | 9:18AM0.21m | 10:24PM0.15m | 9:54AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2140 | 2296 | 2568 | 2078 | 1901 | 1728 | 1456 | 1384 | 608 | 592 | 576 | 367 | — | — | — | 2033 | 1363 | 1218 | 933 | 1319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | ENE 4 | W 6 | — | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | 15 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 28 | — | 98 | 470 | 449 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 300 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | 30 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 32 | 66 | 110 | 131 | 2727 | 2634 | 2513 | 4161 | 4405 | 4139 | 3352 | 2643 | 2458 | 2035 | 1749 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 81 | 149 | 160 | 645 | 645 | 645 | 168 | 540 | 540 | 743 | 506 | 506 | 505 | 717 | 263 | 46 |
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