Chinamans surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 22 Feb 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
26.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Chinamans today?

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 9PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)--
Afternoon (22 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (22 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)777777777788877777788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7399118109118118122122126140164193150146134131127127134183264370422361
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:58AM
1.35
11:48PM
1.43
11:49AM
1.16
12:49AM
1.42
12:55PM
0.99
2:03AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:16PM
0.12
6:03AM
0.37
6:00PM
0.21
7:23AM
0.45
6:56PM
0.30
9:04AM
0.45
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------5:31-------5:33-------5:33-
Sunset-6:25-------6:24-------6:23------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1----11--
Temp. °C262625242321212526252525242424252525252423232424
Feels °C (?)242424242422222625242526252526272525262524232423
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