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Lat Long: 29.12° S 153.45° E

Chinamans WaveFinder

Issued: 9 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chinamans sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.7° 

Chinamans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Chinamans surf forecast from 7 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 11 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 8 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, SSE swell with 867 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 8 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Chinamans this week:

The surf forecast for Chinamans over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 08) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Chinamans in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 08) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.4m 9s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 08) at 4AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4AM (Thu 8th Oct)1.5ft (0.5m) 9s
Best Surf 4AM (Sun 11th Oct)4ft (1.2m) 6s
Most Powerful 1AM (Thu 8th Oct)8ft (2.5m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chinamans over the next 16 days.


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