Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 8PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 710 | 1837 | 1591 | 1675 | 1613 | 1456 | 1456 | 1349 | 1154 | 949 | 949 | 757 | 668 | 598 | 459 | 867 | 1780 | 2728 | 3038 | 3314 | 3371 | 4022 | 3901 | 3112 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:43AM0.87m | 11:10AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.23m | 00:38AM0.23m | 1:01AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
 | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 659 | 1837 | 1591 | 1675 | 1613 | 1456 | 1456 | 1349 | 1154 | 949 | 949 | 757 | 668 | 598 | 459 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 710 | 297 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 53 | 64 | 128 | 215 | 867 | 1780 | 2728 | 3038 | 3314 | 3371 | 4022 | 3901 | 3112 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 163 | 662 | 728 | 968 | 1040 | 729 | 1040 | 1196 | 1186 | 1186 | 1196 |
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