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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 2 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 8PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
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 Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | |
574 | 918 | 1480 | 1147 | 1083 | 924 | 951 | 951 | 849 | 802 | 777 | 633 | 581 | 653 | 529 | 520 | 632 | 1024 | 1391 | 1678 | 1944 | 1988 | 1781 | 2714 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:41PM0.68m | 11:08PM0.63m | 1:09PM0.57m | 00:12AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.26m | 6:36AM0.25m | 6:29PM0.39m | 6:36AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — |
 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
16 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
 kJ | 555 | 918 | 1278 | 1147 | 1083 | 924 | 951 | 951 | 849 | 388 | 777 | 633 | 581 | 653 | 529 | 520 | 632 | 632 | 676 | 1678 | 1944 | 1988 | 1781 | 2714 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 12 | NNE 4 | SW 15 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | SW 14 | — | SW 4 | — | — | SW 26 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | 574 | 355 | 3 | 309 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 200 | — | 7 | — | — | 26 | 101 | 349 | 616 | 1024 | 1391 | 701 | 680 | 535 | 609 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NW 4 | SW 15 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | SSW 4 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 3 | 1480 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 802 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 160 | 332 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 46 | 546 | 46 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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