Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 6PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 75 | 374 | 407 | 469 | 636 | 867 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 473 | 655 | 667 | 593 | 515 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:29AM1.15m | 5:29PM1.59m | 6:13AM1.28m | 6:14PM1.57m | 6:52AM1.41m | 6:54PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM0.30m | 00:09AM0.06m | 12:03PM0.24m | 00:42AM0.03m | 12:51PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 77 | 75 | 73 | 52 | 57 | 55 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 541 | 421 | 318 | 414 | 354 | 363 | 370 | 473 | 655 | 667 | 593 | 515 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 141 | 157 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | N 20 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 110 | 293 | 374 | 407 | 469 | 636 | 867 | 961 | 952 | 780 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 23 | 138 | 190 | 166 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 217 | 106 | 351 | 217 | 35 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 57 | 35 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 1273 | 279 | 113 | 33 |
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