Chinamans 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.29° S 136.87° E

Issued: 2 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Chinamans sea temperature is

15.2°C

Chinamans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Chinamans today (08 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 7AM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	17s
Afternoon (08 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	16s
Evening (08 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	16s

Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).
	Tuesday 8								Wednesday 9								Thursday 10
	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	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	5	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	1691	1646	2714	2622	2561	2326	2548	2241	2404	3880	3152	6632	5887	6545	6108	5247	4553	4261	3756	3293	3098	2692	2157	1761
Wind (km/h)	E	E	NE	E	SW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide						12:33PM0.85m				2:08AM0.36m				1:12PM0.89m				1:56AM0.47m				1:43PM0.90m
Low Tide								8:31PM0.11m			6:00AM0.26m					8:23PM0.10m				7:02AM0.17m				8:25PM0.08m


	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	12	12	11	10	10	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	10
Feels °C	8	7	9	10	10	8	7	6	6	2	2	2	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	7	7	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
kJ	1691	1646	2714	2622	2561	1214	2548	2241	2404	3116	3152	6632	5887	6545	6108	5247	4553	4261	3756	3293	3098	2692	2157	1761
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 21	SW 20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 26	SW 26	SW 26	SW 26
kJ	546	543	486	—	—	—	—	—	—	864	2437	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	27	26	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	ESE 4	—	—	—	SW 16	—	S 4	S 5	SSW 16	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	8	6	—	—	—	2326	—	22	34	3880	73	49	34	48	48	38	33	27	23	19	14	12	17	20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Chinamans SA - Yorke Peninsula	Chinamans SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Aisling's Beach NSW - Far South	Bears Beach NSW - Far South	Bawley Point NSW - South Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Salmon Hole SA - Yorke Peninsula	Salmon Hole SA - Yorke Peninsula	Baby Lizards SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Salmon Hole SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	2	2	2	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	7	7	0	0	7	506	46	32	32	1189	1196	1226	1742	1577	1577	29	29	13	7	7	7	7	7	29
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	3			4	4							5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	8	8	7	6	7	6	9	9	9	9	7	7	9	6	5	5	9	8

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