Chinamans surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chinamans today?

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)101010109991111101413131313131313131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154163160154180176175187187184195239295290350345329395408475451529852852
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
0
SE
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
20
NE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25AM
1.33
12:56PM
0.80
1:32AM
1.30
2:25PM
0.81
2:40AM
1.32
3:41PM
0.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:17PM
0.43
7:33AM
0.49
6:15PM
0.49
8:51AM
0.46
7:32PM
0.53
9:54AM
0.39
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:00-------6:01-------6:01---
Sunset-------5:35-------5:34-------5:31
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242321191922232423232120192426252322212020262928
Feels °C (?)262724212125242422232121202424222020202020262726
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