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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 Saturday 02 May 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 4AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | |
573 | 2166 | 3785 | 4212 | 4869 | 4677 | 4467 | 3890 | 3524 | 3066 | 2571 | 2146 | 1775 | 1645 | 1351 | 1187 | 1213 | 1092 | 1150 | 1092 | 932 | 699 | 563 | 555 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:27AM0.52m | 2:38PM1.07m | 2:44AM0.49m | 3:01PM1.07m | 2:58AM0.47m | 3:24PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10PM0.13m | 7:41AM0.13m | 9:36PM0.14m | 7:57AM0.12m | 10:02PM0.17m | 8:13AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 485 | 893 | 1760 | 2197 | 2939 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1213 | 533 | 497 | 549 | 932 | 699 | 563 | 555 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 76 | 179 | 268 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 573 | 2166 | 3785 | 4212 | 4869 | 4677 | 4467 | 3890 | 3524 | 3066 | 2571 | 2146 | 1775 | 1645 | 1351 | 1187 | 1130 | 1092 | 1150 | 1092 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 160 | 162 | 160 | 463 | 607 | 540 | 668 | 607 | 610 | 645 | 645 | 662 | 726 | 726 | 726 | 968 | 162 | 46 | 162 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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