Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chinamans today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 11AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 23s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Chinamans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1333 | 1689 | 1191 | 1170 | 1184 | 1138 | 1196 | 1080 | 1045 | 980 | 1000 | 937 | 1214 | 1186 | 1074 | 890 | 757 | 666 | 527 | 411 | 325 | 429 | 433 | 403 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:03AM1.18m | 3:24PM1.38m | 3:18AM1.08m | 4:28PM1.52m | 4:36AM1.03m | 5:28PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33AM0.18m | 9:48PM0.47m | 9:32AM0.19m | 11:10PM0.37m | 10:34AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 23 | S 23 | S 23 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 505 | 589 | 283 | 207 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1080 | 1045 | 980 | 1000 | 937 | 1214 | 1186 | 1074 | 890 | 757 | 666 | 527 | 411 | 325 | 429 | 433 | 403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 23 | S 23 | S 19 | — | S 18 | S 22 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 20 | S 20 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 11 | 7 | — | 6 | 9 | 142 | 176 | 258 | 245 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 80 | 161 | 257 | 309 | 214 | 163 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 21 | E 11 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1333 | 1689 | 1191 | 1170 | 1184 | 1138 | 1196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 30 | 30 |
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