Surf Forecast Surf Report

Chinamans surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 18 May 2025 AEST
Forecast 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Chinamans today?

The current surf forecast for Chinamans at 6PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)--
Afternoon (18 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (18 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2
ESE
1.6
E
1.6
E
2.2
SE
1.6
E
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2.1
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
Period(s) (?)88888888888881010101010101010101010101010101010109999688777888877888999991010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)978080616448464848494646451082158218141865178017331662170717801884170116351505133812431001100192079263139939036636054738539740735727625824834038852772075593410171051112411111035891830847761
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
35
SW
5
SSE
25
S
45
S
40
S
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:52AM
0.88
12:07AM
1.52
12:58PM
0.90
1:01AM
1.51
2:08PM
0.96
1:59AM
1.49
3:13PM
1.07
2:58AM
1.47
4:11PM
1.23
3:58AM
1.43
5:04PM
1.40
4:57AM
1.38
5:53PM
1.58
5:55AM
1.31
6:41PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:12PM
0.38
7:14AM
0.27
6:11PM
0.43
8:09AM
0.22
7:22PM
0.47
9:01AM
0.16
8:39PM
0.47
9:50AM
0.09
9:55PM
0.42
10:36AM
0.04
11:06PM
0.34
11:21AM
0.01
12:11AM
0.24
12:05PM
-0.00
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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Sunset-5:00-------5:00-------5:00-------4:59-------4:59-------4:58-------4:58-------4:58--
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Rain (mm)
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