Chinamans Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I’ve got a look at the 16-day window for Chinamans. It’s a reef break, handles a SW swell, and is best for the advanced crew. The water temp is sitting at 59° with a small anomaly of 1°, so pretty average for this time of year.

The first few days are a write-off. That Tuesday, the 25th, has a strong cross-onshore wind ruining a solid 8ft SW swell from a deep 16-second period. The combined energy is massive at 4638 – plenty of power, but it’s all blown out and lumpy, so I’m not even looking at it.

Wednesday the 26th is where things start to clean up. The morning has a light offshore from the NNW and a steady 5ft SW swell at 13 seconds (877 energy). That’s a good, clean start. The afternoon stays clean with a 4ft SW swell and a light offshore breeze from the NW. Good, rideable waves.

Thursday the 27th is the real standout early in the run. The morning has a moderate offshore wind from the N, with 4ft SW swell and a 14-second period (910 energy), making for clean, lined-up waves. The afternoon is even better – that same wind stays offshore but gentler, with the swell bumped up to 5ft SW (1874 energy). That’s an excellent session for experienced surfers.

Friday the 28th keeps the swell running at 7ft SW with a 16-second groundswell (2537 energy) and a clean cross-offshore wind from the ENE. It’s a powerful, clean wave in the morning, but it’s pushing into the bigger range. The afternoon turns more cross-onshore, so the window is mainly the morning.

After that, there’s a few days of chop and messy conditions through the 29th and 30th, with cross-onshore winds and lumpy seas. The Sunday afternoon on the 30th does have a 8ft swell from the SW with a very long 19-second period (3752 energy), but the wind is a total mess.

Now, the next real highlight lands on Monday the 31st of August. The morning has a 7ft SW swell (2107 energy) with a clean cross-offshore breeze from the NNE. The afternoon is even better – that wind goes pure offshore from the NNW, and the swell holds at 6ft (1643 energy). That’s a beautiful window of clean, peeling reef waves.

The first week of September opens with a glassy gem. Friday the 4th of September afternoon is completely calm, with a 7ft SW swell (2009 energy). That’s a long way out, so it’s a tease, not a guarantee, but it looks unreal.

But the absolute stand-out of the entire 16 days is Saturday the 5th of September. Both the morning and afternoon are glassy calm, with zero wind. The morning hits a 8ft SW swell with a 17-second period (3866 energy) and the afternoon is an 8ft SW at 16 seconds (3544 energy). That’s big, powerful, groundswell energy with no wind. For a reef break like Chinamans, that’s as good as it gets – expect a proper crowd for this one, as it’s a fairly consistent spot. It’s not for beginners – that size is expert territory.

After that peak, the swell holds but the wind turns onshore from the 6th onwards through the 9th, bringing blown-out conditions and a lot of chop into the middle of September. So, the action is pretty much packed into the windows on the 27th, the 31st, and that massive glassy weekend on the 4th and 5th.

Stay sharp.

Rusty.

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