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Chinamans Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Chinamans surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 24 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
22.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chinamans today?
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 11AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | |
4837 | 4554 | 3888 | 3428 | 2814 | 2546 | 2222 | 2155 | 1969 | 1910 | 2071 | 1925 | 1909 | 1895 | 1799 | 1756 | 1778 | 1809 | 1840 | 1871 | 1903 | 1898 | 1898 | 1835 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:02AM1.47m | 3:16PM1.08m | 2:58AM1.35m | 4:13PM1.19m | 3:52AM1.25m | 5:01PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.19m | 8:45PM0.51m | 9:47AM0.20m | 10:00PM0.52m | 10:27AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 9 | 8 | 29 | 6 | 2814 | 2546 | 2222 | 2155 | 1969 | 1910 | 2071 | 1925 | 1909 | 1895 | 1799 | 1756 | 1778 | 1809 | 1840 | 1871 | 1903 | 1898 | 1898 | 1835 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4837 | 4554 | 3888 | 3428 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 1 |
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