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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 8 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 ACSTForecast 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
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 4AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 736 | 726 | 666 | 618 | 609 | 618 | 562 | 579 | 1187 | 1187 | 854 | 793 | 793 | 773 | 767 | 668 | 590 | 1273 | 2010 | 2216 | 2024 | 1705 | 1422 | 1172 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:11AM 0.44 | 3:55PM 1.14 | 3:24AM 0.40 | 4:32PM 1.07 | 3:27AM 0.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:23PM 0.11 | 8:36AM -0.02 | 11:04PM 0.19 | 8:58AM -0.00 | 11:54PM 0.29 | 9:17AM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 |
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