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Chinamans surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
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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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 12AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 22s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | |
710 | 633 | 643 | 653 | 529 | 520 | 632 | 1024 | 1391 | 1678 | 1944 | 1988 | 1781 | 2714 | 2683 | 2285 | 2129 | 1875 | 1829 | 1806 | 1622 | 1500 | 1308 | 1290 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:08PM0.63m | 1:09PM0.57m | 00:12AM0.63m | 1:05PM0.70m | 00:50AM0.62m | 1:18PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM0.25m | 6:29PM0.39m | 6:36AM0.23m | 7:13PM0.29m | 6:44AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
710 | 633 | 643 | 653 | 529 | 520 | 632 | 706 | 676 | 1678 | 1944 | 1988 | 1781 | 2714 | 2683 | 2285 | 2129 | 1875 | 1829 | 1806 | 1622 | 1500 | 1308 | 1290 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 26 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 26 | 101 | 349 | 616 | 1024 | 1391 | 701 | 680 | 604 | 680 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 81 | 0 |
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