Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 4AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2204 | 1885 | 1585 | 1343 | 1020 | 928 | 799 | 787 | 874 | 965 | 951 | 813 | 637 | 562 | 437 | 424 | 411 | 411 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:44AM0.41m | 12:58PM0.74m | 2:00AM0.46m | 1:18PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26PM0.13m | 6:16AM0.35m | 8:10PM0.12m | 6:50AM0.26m | 8:02PM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2204 | 1885 | 1585 | 1343 | 1020 | 928 | 799 | 787 | 874 | 965 | 951 | 813 | 637 | 562 | 437 | 424 | 411 | 411 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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