Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 5PM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1664 | 3166 | 2946 | 2912 | 2561 | 2003 | 1809 | 1532 | 1402 | 1135 | 975 | 754 | 754 | 1526 | 1532 | 1552 | 1919 | 1643 | 2012 | 2010 | 2383 | 2746 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:23PM0.77m | 3:46AM0.86m | 3:39PM0.69m | 4:12AM0.91m | 3:51PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.09m | 9:27PM0.05m | 9:57AM0.12m | 9:37PM0.04m | 10:33AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 14 | NNW 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1664 | 3166 | 2946 | 2912 | 2561 | 2003 | 1809 | 1532 | 1402 | 1135 | 975 | 754 | 754 | 305 | 4 | 666 | 666 | 1643 | 2012 | 2010 | 774 | 785 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 843 | 480 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 387 | 387 | 312 | 311 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 67 | 75 | 52 | 80 | 85 | 1526 | 1532 | 1552 | 1919 | 44 | 33 | 43 | 2383 | 2746 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 74 | 168 | 1189 | 0 | 7 | 540 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 | 7 | 7 | 540 | 540 | 540 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Chinamans surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest