Chinaman
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
23Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 5 ft swell at 11 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 308kJ
- Wind
- S 10 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Wed 4 · 23 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 236kJ
- Wind
- SE 7 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 497kJ
- Wind
- SSW 5 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 373kJ
- Wind
- S 11 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 237kJ
- Wind
- S 10 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 37kJ
- Wind
- SSW 12 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Mon 9 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 316kJ
- Wind
- SSW 15 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
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Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 233, too small
- Tue 328, too small
- Wed 423, too small
- Thu 529, too small
- Fri 624, too small
- Sat 715, too small
- Sun 86, too small
- Mon 916, too small
- Tue 1025, too small
- Wed 1119, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–13 ftof swell
- Water 21 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Mar–Jun1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 33, too small | 6 ft9 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 492kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 28, too small | 4 ft9 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 308kJ | wind from the south, 10 knots | 25°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 23, too small | 4 ft10 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 236kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 29, too small | 5 ft11 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 497kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 24, too small | 5 ft9 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 373kJ | wind from the south, 11 knots | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 15, too small | 4 ft8 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 237kJ | wind from the south, 10 knots | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 6, too small | 2 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 37kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots | 23°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 16, too small | 4 ft11 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 316kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 25, too small | 5 ft9 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 431kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 25°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 19, too small | 3 ft11 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 234kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore | 26°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 02:16 +0.3 mLow 11:42 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:35 +0.2 mLow 12:18 −0.2 mHigh 19:27 +0.1 mLow 20:56 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:02 +0.1 mLow 12:34 −0.1 mHigh 19:09 +0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Mar–Jun
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Chinaman
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (285°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (105°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 21). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 19°C in September, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 25°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kalbarri, 0.3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Where to stay: Kalbarri
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about 5 min by car · 45 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
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