Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 4AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3271 | 3893 | 6262 | 5783 | 5783 | 4414 | 5783 | 5928 | 6336 | 6694 | 6694 | 6284 | 6757 | 5169 | 4605 | 3876 | 3455 | 3023 | 2662 | 2359 | 2237 | 1968 | 1760 | 1624 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-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 | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:22AM0.26m | 1:06PM1.16m | 1:50AM0.30m | 1:51PM1.21m | 2:20AM0.37m | 2:32PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM0.21m | 3:57AM0.24m | 9:29PM0.18m | 5:42AM0.21m | 9:42PM0.16m | 6:52AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 1991 | 1762 | 2868 | 2905 | 1576 | 151 | — | 3417 | 3457 | 3301 | 3224 | 6757 | 2599 | 4605 | 3876 | 3455 | 3023 | 2662 | 2359 | 2237 | 1968 | 1760 | 1624 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | — | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | — | 622 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3271 | 3893 | 6262 | 5783 | 5783 | 4414 | 5783 | 5928 | 6336 | 6694 | 6694 | 6284 | 5920 | 5169 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1326 | 1034 | 717 | 1292 | 1034 | 1034 | 1332 | 1034 | 1466 | 729 | 717 | 717 | 163 | 46 | 738 | 162 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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