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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 3 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 ACDTForecast 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 8AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 400 | 336 | 178 | 227 | 196 | 154 | 149 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 241 | 234 | 215 | 242 | 241 | 355 | 147 | 436 | 892 | 134 | 323 | 1253 | 1302 | 1206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:50AM 0.75 | 2:49PM 0.52 | 2:22AM 0.76 | 2:53PM 0.64 | 2:48AM 0.75 | 3:08PM 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:54AM 0.13 | 8:02PM 0.24 | 8:54AM 0.11 | 8:41PM 0.15 | 9:00AM 0.09 | 9:14PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
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